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Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim to have thwarted advancing Houthis

1 source1 article First seen 4 hours ago Updated 4 hours ago Yemen Truth score 2

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Summary

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have claimed they thwarted a Houthi advance in the southwest of the country

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RT Right Factuality: Very low State media RU 4 hours ago
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim to have thwarted advancing Houthis
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have claimed they thwarted a Houthi advance in the southwest of the country

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Truth score

2/100Weakly supported

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 20/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Deducted for copied text, sensational framing or state media: -10
Propaganda risk: 0/100

Low reliability source: 1 High-risk content: 1 State-funded media: 1

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

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Source quality

Average reliability: 20/100 (Very low)
Low-credibility outlets: 100%
State media: 100%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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