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Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report

1 source1 article First seen 2 hours ago Updated 2 hours ago Indonesia Truth score 32

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Summary

Persistent wildfires sparked by drought have enveloped the region in smog.

Description from Al Jazeera English.

Who is covering this

Al Jazeera English Leans left Factuality: High State media QA 2 hours ago
Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report
Persistent wildfires sparked by drought have enveloped the region in smog.

State-funded media

Truth score

32/100Weakly supported

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 78/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Deducted for copied text, sensational framing or state media: -10
Propaganda risk: 0/100

State-funded media: 1

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

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