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Trump ‘Foot Soldier’ statue mocks his Vietnam draft deferment
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
📍 Vietnam, VN·🕐 14h ago·3 outlets
An anonymous art collective called Secret Handshake has installed a golden statue of US President Donald Trump.
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✓ Verified · 3 outlets
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
The story so far · 3 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 3:23 PM UTC
- Nov 10, 12:00 PM UTCFirst reportTrump statue mocking president’s infamous ‘draft-dodging bone spurs’ appears in DCindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 10, 3:23 PM UTC+3 hGilded statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurstheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 3:23 PM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 11, 1:24 PM UTC+25 h· you’re reading thisTrump ‘Foot Soldier’ statue mocks his Vietnam draft defermentaljazeera.com ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same installation of the golden 'Foot Soldier' Trump statue by the Secret Handshake collective, with consistent details.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
90%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
AI checknone yet
Community flags0
Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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medium risk