Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland

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European officials suspect Russia or Iran may be behind a campaign of disruption to everyday life. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 3 are centre, 1 lean right.

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73/100Corroborated

Independent outlets: 5
Source reliability: 78/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 3/3
Deducted for copied text, sensational framing or state media: -2
Propaganda risk: 20/100

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Left 20%20%Centre 60%60%Right 20%20%

Left: 1
Centre: 3
Right: 1
Not rated: 0

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Average reliability: 78/100 (High)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 20%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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Canada1
Australia1
United States1
India1
Qatar1

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Independent2
Woodbridge Company1
Australian Government1
Qatar Government1

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Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland

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