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Widespread outage hits Microsoft platforms including Outlook, thousands report issues

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. NBC News' Marquise Francis reports on why this error is occurring.

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A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. NBC News' Marquise Francis reports on why this error is occurring.

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. NBC News' Marquise Francis reports on why this error is occurring. Microsoft says servers unexpectedly went offline, disrupting Outlook email, Teams, Copilot and other services.

Times of India reported the story as "Microsoft Outlook outage hits thousands globally, nearly 1.3L users report email issues." NBC News reported the story as "Widespread outage hits Microsoft platforms including Outlook, thousands report issues."

3 sources have covered this story, including NBC News, Times of India and Al Jazeera English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 51 minutes ago.

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How it spread

Al Jazeera English reported it first, Nov 12, 4:03 PM ET. 3 outlets carried it over 2h 12m, 2 left and 1 center.Reached 3 countries: Qatar first, then India +1h 5m and the United States +2h 12m.

Left 2Center 1Right 0No right outlets yet.

Time since the first report

  1. FirstAl Jazeera EnglishNov 12, 4:03 PM ETLeft
  2. +1h 5mTimes of IndiaNov 12, 5:08 PM ETCenter
  3. +2h 12mNBC NewsNov 12, 6:15 PM ETLeft

Claim ledger

  1. [01]
    Verified

    Core event reported by 3 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    3 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

  2. [02]
    Disputed

    Key facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.

    3 corroborating

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