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Chinese student arrested over May pepper spray attack in Tokyo

Japanese police have arrested a Chinese national suspected of a pepper spray attack in an upscale Tokyo shopping district

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  • The Japan Times Chinese man arrested over spray attack in Tokyo

    Ye Shengfeng, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of spraying a substance containing capsaicin at a man in his 30s in May.

    Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: JapanFunding: CorporateOwner: News2u Holdings
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Avg reliability80
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Fact / opinion2/0
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Truth score: 58 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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ReutersCenter
Truth score 47
Centre 100%
ReutersCenter

Yemen's hospitals buckle as fighting escalates

Yemen's hospitals buckle as fighting escalates Reuters

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United KingdomFunding: CorporateOwner: Thomson Reuters
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Avg reliability92
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Truth score: 47 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 92 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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The Jerusalem PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%
The Jerusalem PostLeans right

Who is Levi Salem Musa Marhabi, the Yemeni Jew held hostage by the Houthis?

Marhabi was arrested in March 2016 for helping a Jewish family and an 800-year-old Torah leave Yemen. In March 2018, he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: IsraelFunding: PrivateOwner: Jerusalem Post Group
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Avg reliability75
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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The Jerusalem PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%
The Jerusalem PostLeans right

Drone launched by Houthis intercepted, destroyed over Mecca, Saudi-led coalition says

There was no immediate comment from the Houthis.

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: IsraelFunding: PrivateOwner: Jerusalem Post Group
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Foreign PolicyCenter
Truth score 45
Centre 100%
Foreign PolicyCenter

How Big of a Threat Are the Houthis?

The Saudi ambassador to the U.S. compared them to the Islamic State.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Graham Holdings
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Avg reliability85
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Truth score: 45 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 85 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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ReutersCenter
Truth score 471
Centre 100%
ReutersCenter

Bullet leaves pregnant woman paralyzed in Yemen's Taiz

A 25-year-old pregnant mother of two was left paralyzed after a stray bullet lodged in her spine while she was trapped inside her home for two days without food or water in a frontline village in Yemen's Taiz. #Yemen #Taiz #News...

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Avg reliability92
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 47 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 92 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Foreign PolicyCenter
Truth score 45
Centre 100%
Foreign PolicyCenter

Is the UAE the Missing Link in the Fight Against the Houthis?

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi reconciling could be a gamechanger, a leading Yemen expert says.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Graham Holdings
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 45 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 85 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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World
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ABC News (US)Leans left
Truth score 43
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ABC News (US)Leans left

Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news

Iran-backed Houthi rebels say Saudi-led airstrikes have killed 14 people in a busy market in northern Yemen

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Avg reliability80
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Truth score: 43 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Foreign AffairsCenter
Truth score 46
Centre 100%
Foreign AffairsCenter

How to Secure the Straits

Why Iran and the Houthis keep winning the waterways.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: NonprofitOwner: Council on Foreign Relations
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Nonprofit100%
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United States100%
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Council on Foreign Relations100%
Avg reliability90
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 46 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 90 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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World
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The Globe and MailCenter
Truth score 44
Centre 100%
The Globe and MailCenter

Delegations meet in Tehran amid U.S.-Iran tensions and escalating Houthi attacks

Officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey try to avert renewed fighting between Iran and Israel and U.S.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: CanadaFunding: CorporateOwner: Woodbridge Company
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Corporate100%
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Canada100%
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Woodbridge Company100%
Avg reliability82
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 44 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 82 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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ReutersCenter

Oil rises on supply concerns as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia

Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was 'exceptional and one-off'. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 3 are centre, 1 lean right.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United KingdomFunding: CorporateOwner: Thomson Reuters
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United Kingdom40%
Taiwan20%
Hong Kong20%
Qatar20%
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Economist Group20%
Liberty Times Group20%
Thomson Reuters20%
Alibaba Group20%
Qatar Government20%
Avg reliability82
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion4/1
State media20%
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Truth score: 75 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 5 Reliability: 82 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -20Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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NDTVCenter

12 Killed In Saudi Strikes In Yemen, Claim Houthis

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen have unsettled Saudi Arabia, a kingdom unused to conflicts playing out on home turf. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: IndiaFunding: CorporateOwner: RRPR Holding
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Private67%
Corporate33%
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United States33%
India33%
Israel33%
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Patrick Soon-Shiong33%
RRPR Holding33%
Jerusalem Post Group33%
Avg reliability77
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion3/0
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Truth score: 68 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 77 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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World
2 sources
Truth score 52
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NDTVCenter

Saudi "Destroys Houthi Drone" In Mecca, Group Call It "Fabrication"

Saudi Arabia has reported Houthi missiles fired in the regions of Mecca several times, with the group denying it fired towards the holy city.

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Avg reliability76
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Fact / opinion2/0
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Truth score: 52 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 76 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeans left
Truth score 32
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Al Jazeera EnglishLeans left

Houthi forces claim six attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities

State-funded media

The announcement comes despite talks between Iran and the Mecca pact countries in Tehran earlier this week.

Lean: Leans left Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: QatarFunding: State-fundedOwner: Qatar GovernmentState media
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Avg reliability78
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 32 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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Hindustan TimesCenter
Truth score 40
Centre 100%
Hindustan TimesCenter

Yemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrike

Yemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrike

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: IndiaFunding: CorporateOwner: HT Media
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Truth score: 40 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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World
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Fox NewsRight
Truth score 38
Right 100%
Fox NewsRight

Houthis hold 37 UN food workers as Trump-backed WFP chief inherits humanitarian crises across globe

Luke Lindberg says 37 World Food Programme employees are detained by Houthis in Yemen, with some separated from families for nearly two years.

Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Fox Corporation
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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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euronews (English)Center
Truth score 43
Centre 100%
euronews (English)Center

Egypt’s parliament approves military support for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

Egypt has approved military help for Saudi Arabia if requested as Houthi attacks threaten the kingdom and Red Sea shipping. The vote comes as Saudi officials hold talks in Iran amid regional efforts to prevent a further escalation of...

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: FranceFunding: CorporateOwner: Alpac Capital
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Truth score: 43 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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The Wall Street JournalLeans right

Oil Prices Rise After Hormuz Tanker Attack, Houthi Claims Stoke Supply Fears

A tanker was also struck by a projectile in the strait on Thursday night. Covered by 5 outlets: 2 lean left, 2 are centre, 1 lean right.

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: News Corp
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State-funded14%
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United States57%
India29%
Qatar14%
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Independent29%
ABC Media Ltd14%
Paramount Global14%
Qatar Government14%
CNBC14%
Avg reliability69
Low-credibility share14%
Fact / opinion7/0
State media14%
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Truth score: 74 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 7 Reliability: 69 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 14Sentiment: -86Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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Global IssuesLeans left
Truth score 39
Left 100%
Global IssuesLeans left

World News in Brief: 5 children killed in Sudan, Haiti hunger emergency, Yemen war update

At least five children were killed and two others injured in a drone attack on a market in Nyala, in Sudan’s South Darfur state, on Monday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. Read the full story, “World News in Brief: 5...

Lean: Leans left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: Nonprofit
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Avg reliability68
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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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Democracy Now!Left
Truth score 38
Left 100%
Democracy Now!Left

Headlines for October 27, 2026

Elevated risk

Netanyahu Battles to Hold Power as Israel Holds First Election in Four Years, U.N. Commission of Inquiry Finds Israel Committed Genocide in Gaza, War Crimes in West Bank, Humanitarian Crisis Grows as Houthis Lay Siege to Yemen’s...

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: NonprofitOwner: Democracy Now! Productions
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Democracy Now! Productions100%
Avg reliability65
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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Washington ExaminerRight
Truth score 36
Right 100%
Washington ExaminerRight

The Cape of Good Hoax: Trump must sanction South Africa’s rogue naval base

Elevated risk

South Africa’s Naval Base Simon’s Town sits directly on False Bay, the sheltered waters funneling up to 20,000 vessels and 1.6 billion tons of cargo around the Cape of Good Hope each year. Recent Houthi terrorism in the Red Sea has...

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Avg reliability60
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 36 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 60 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Breitbart NewsRight
Truth score 31Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%
Breitbart NewsRight

Report: Russian Satellites Helped Iran-Backed Militias Attack Saudi Targets

Mixed reliabilityElevated risk

Geneva-based intelligence firm AURORAH Geosignal Intelligence on Tuesday accused Russia of using its satellite network to help Iran-backed militias in Yemen and Iraq attack targets in Saudi Arabia last month.

Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: PrivateOwner: Breitbart News Network
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Breitbart News Network100%
Avg reliability45
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 31 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 45 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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Democracy Now!Left
Truth score 381
Left 100%
Democracy Now!Left

Ansarallah vs. Saudi forces

Elevated risk

Why is Ansarallah, the Yemeni movement also known as the Houthis, fighting Saudi-backed forces and even striking Saudi Arabia itself? Historians Tariq Ali and Rashid Khalidi say it's part of a larger unsettling of the established order...

Lean: Left VideoFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: NonprofitOwner: Democracy Now! Productions
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United States100%
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Democracy Now! Productions100%
Avg reliability65
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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