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Chris Van Hollen launches bid to lead Democrats in US Senate
Verified: 8 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 4 of them from the United States.
📍 United States, US·🕐 10m ago·8 outlets
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✓ Verified · 8 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 · 9 reports · · 3 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 3:15 AM UTC
4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CBS News, NPR News, New York Post and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 13, 2:35 AM UTCFirst reportChris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leadertheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 2:59 AM UTC+24 minChris Van Hollen to run for US Senate majority leaderaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:15 AM UTC+40 minVan Hollen takes on Schumer for majority leader after Democrats flip Senateyahoo.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 3:15 AM UTC · +40 min
- Nov 13, 3:26 AM UTC+51 minChris Van Hollen announces he will challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leadercbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:27 AM UTC+52 minMaryland’s Chris Van Hollen challenges New York’s Chuck Schumer for majority leaderabc3340.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:42 AM UTC+1 hLefty Dem Chris Van Hollen challenging Schumer for Senate Majority leader, arguing voters ‘called for change’nypost.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:57 AM UTC+1 hSen. Chris Van Hollen announces challenge to Schumer to lead the Senatedailykos.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:11 AM UTC+2 hChris Van Hollen says he will challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leadernpr.org ↗
- Nov 13, 4:14 AM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisChris Van Hollen launches bid to lead Democrats in US Senatealjazeera.com (again) ↗
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[Claude] Report 2 is an AP account of the same announcement by Van Hollen that he will run for Senate leader, with no conflicting facts.
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreHigh
78%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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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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