Claim: Is there a Microsoft Outlook outage right now?
Verdict: Correct (85% confidence)
Explanation: According to Mashable, thousands of users have reported issues with Microsoft Outlook, with reports spiking sharply just before 11:16 a.m. ET (Mashable). USA Today also confirms that thousands of users are experiencing outages with Microsoft Outlook on August 31, 2026 (USA Today). Downdetector provides real-time status updates indicating problems with Outlook, corroborating the reports of an outage (Downdetector). The consistent reports from multiple sources confirm that there is indeed a Micros...