Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods
Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods
The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article contains significant factual errors regarding the death toll. The claim of over 440 deaths is contradicted by other sources which report lower numbers. The article exhibits minimal bias, presenting the information in a relatively objective manner, but the factual inaccuracies undermine its reliability.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.
- Verification Source #2: Reports the death toll as 417.
- Verification Source #3: States that more than 40 people were killed.
- Assessment: Contradicted. The claim of over 440 deaths is not supported by other sources, which report lower numbers.
- Claim: Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods
- Verification Source #1: Confirms that authorities are searching for hundreds of missing people.
- Verification Source #2: Implies hundreds are missing by stating 'Hundreds are dead and missing'.
- Verification Source #3: States 'Dozens missing as deadly floods, landslides wreak havoc in Indonesia's Sumatra'.
- Assessment: Supported. Multiple sources confirm that people are missing due to the floods.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 2: 'Death toll from Indonesia flooding and landslides rises to 417'
- Source 3: 'More than 40 people killed, hundreds missing after...'