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How U2 recruited Dolly Parton for posthumous duet Torn

Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.

🕐 22h ago·2 outlets

Torn, U2's new duet featuring Dolly Parton, is the country music legend's swan song.

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✓ Verified · 2 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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The story so far · 2 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 4:02 PM UTC
  1. Nov 12, 6:43 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this
    How U2 recruited Dolly Parton for posthumous duet Tornabc.net.au ↗
  2. Nov 13, 4:02 PM UTC+21 h
    Dolly Parton and U2’s duet ‘Torn’ released as singer’s final recorded songglobalnews.ca ↗
  3. Severity rose to medium
  4. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 4:02 PM UTC · +21 h
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cross checkconfirmed90%

[Claude] Report 2 is a follow-up explainer on the same release of the Dolly Parton and U2 duet 'Torn', and its details do not conflict with Report 1.

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cross sourcepending33%

Only 1 source — pending corroboration

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temporalpending50%

Single timestamp

22h ago
source diversitypending50%

Average source trust: 50%; Source tiers represented: national

22h ago
wire presencepending25%

No authoritative sources yet — awaiting wire/institutional coverage

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How U2 recruited Dolly Parton for posthumous duet Torn Torn, U2's new duet featuring Dolly Parton, is the country music legend's swan song.

Reliability
59%

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low risk