'Thick, orange water' safe to drink, woman told

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When Hobart resident Emma Thornley put a load of whites in her washing machine on Tuesday morning, she was not expecting it to come out covered in dark-orange stains.

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'Thick, orange water' safe to drink, woman told
When Hobart resident Emma Thornley put a load of whites in her washing machine on Tuesday morning, she was not expecting it to come out covered in dark-orange stains.

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

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