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Fancied Melbourne Cup horse Defiantly ruled out by vets

1 source1 article First seen 15 hours ago Updated 15 hours ago Australia Truth score 45

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Summary

The Melbourne Cup field changes again, with international challenger Defiantly ruled out of the race after failing a vet inspection on Derby Day.

Description from ABC News (Australia).

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ABC News (Australia) Center Factuality: Very high AU 15 hours ago
Fancied Melbourne Cup horse Defiantly ruled out by vets
The Melbourne Cup field changes again, with international challenger Defiantly ruled out of the race after failing a vet inspection on Derby Day.

Truth score

45/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 86/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

Centre 100%100%

Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 86/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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