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Kenya convicts cult leader over the murder of 190 children
📍 Kenya, KE·🕐 7d ago·26 outlets
The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty
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✓ Verified · 26 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.
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Al Jazeera· International ↗express.co.uk ↗The Straits Times· National ↗The Guardian· National ↗The New York Times· National ↗DW· International ↗The Independent· National ↗ABC News· National ↗UPI· News agency ↗The Gleaner· National ↗dailystar.co.uk ↗ABC (Australia)· National ↗Africanews· International ↗CBS News· National ↗Gulf News· National ↗manchestereveningnews.co.uk ↗LBC· National ↗Sky News· National ↗Sydney Morning Herald· National ↗The Punch· National ↗france24.com ↗theeastafrican.co.ke ↗
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cross checkconfirmed90%
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same conviction of the Shakahola cult leader; figures (190 vs. nearly 200 vs. 191 charges) differ only in rounding and counting, so they do not conflict.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
98%Independent outlets13
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%
Treat it as unconfirmedWhat moves the score
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Outlet ratingThe outlet’s rating in WorldPulse’s list of sources starts the score
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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Report detailsA few points either way: a summary and a place add a little; state-run outlets on conflict, politics or security, and single reports marked high or critical, lose some
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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Risk Score
medium risk