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New evidence challenges military’s account of deadly Wainwright fire

1 source1 article First seen 5 hours ago Updated 5 hours ago Canada Truth score 41

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Summary

Weather records, satellite observations and expert analysis suggest the deadly CFB Wainwright fire was growing for hours before it overran soldiers.

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Global News Center Factuality: High CA 5 hours ago
New evidence challenges military’s account of deadly Wainwright fire
Weather records, satellite observations and expert analysis suggest the deadly CFB Wainwright fire was growing for hours before it overran soldiers.

Truth score

41/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 75/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
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Source quality

Average reliability: 75/100 (High)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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