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Fancied Melbourne Cup horse Defiantly ruled out by vets

1 source1 article First seen 8 hours ago Updated 8 hours ago Australia Truth score 45

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Summary

The Melbourne Cup field changes again, with international challenger Defiantly ruled out of the race after failing a vet inspection on Derby Day.

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ABC News (Australia) Center Factuality: Very high AU 8 hours ago
Fancied Melbourne Cup horse Defiantly ruled out by vets
The Melbourne Cup field changes again, with international challenger Defiantly ruled out of the race after failing a vet inspection on Derby Day.

Truth score

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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Coverage by lean

Centre 100%100%

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

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Source quality

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

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