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Viral explorer finishes 500-mile paddle through Africa

1 source1 article First seen 2 days ago Updated 2 days ago CD Truth score 43

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Summary

ABC News' Danny New talks to Ash Dykes, an explorer who kayaked for 500 miles down the Congo Basin in Africa, paddling alongside monkeys and hippos.

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Who is covering this

ABC News (US) Leans left Factuality: High US 2 days ago
WATCH: Viral explorer finishes 500-mile paddle through Africa
ABC News' Danny New talks to Ash Dykes, an explorer who kayaked for 500 miles down the Congo Basin in Africa, paddling alongside monkeys and hippos.

Truth score

43/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 80/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

L 100%

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

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Source quality

Average reliability: 80/100 (High)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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Where the coverage comes from

United States1

In this story

Danny New Ash Dykes