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Ottawa police cleared of criminal charges in July shooting of hostage-taker

1 source1 article First seen 8 hours ago Updated 8 hours ago Canada Truth score 38

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Summary

The Special Investigations Unit said the officer was justified in defending himself after being grabbed by the suspect.

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Ottawacitizen Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA 8 hours ago
Ottawa police cleared of criminal charges in July shooting of hostage-taker
The Special Investigations Unit said the officer was justified in defending himself after being grabbed by the suspect.

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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Centre 100%100%

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Centre: 1
Right: 0
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Source quality

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

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Special Investigations Unit