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British intelligence agency misplaced 'thousands' of storage devices, years later still can't say how many

1 source1 article First seen 9 hours ago Updated 9 hours ago United Kingdom Truth score 38

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Other agency errors included an unchecked software bug that led to Terrorism Act detentions

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Theregister Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB 9 hours ago
British intelligence agency misplaced 'thousands' of storage devices, years later still can't say how many
Other agency errors included an unchecked software bug that led to Terrorism Act detentions

Truth score

38/100Weakly supported

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 65/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Average reliability: 65/100 (Mostly factual)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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