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Murderous mutineer who inspired The Traitors

1 source1 article First seen 2 hours ago Updated 2 hours ago Netherlands Truth score 38

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Summary

Seventeenth-century Dutch merchant sailor was ‘world’s first psychopath boss’

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Theweek Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB 2 hours ago
Murderous mutineer who inspired The Traitors
Seventeenth-century Dutch merchant sailor was ‘world’s first psychopath boss’

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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C 100%

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Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 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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United Kingdom1