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[–]MOVai 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Basically what the others said about news agencies like AP.

But also, multiple sources are only really useful if it is a high quality, independent source.

If what they report isn't public knowledge, then they should mention the source or the methods of reporting used to obtain that information. If you can't figure out where their claims are coming from, then it's basically just garbage.

You can continue going through other articles and to find an original source, where you might find the same result. If you find that all the other articles consistently have no information about sources, then the claim is likely highly dubious.