{
  "id": 14479001,
  "title": "New Trump press secretary shared pro-Putin and Pizzagate posts in 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/new-trump-press-secretary-shared-pro-putin-and-pizzagate-posts-in-2022",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/katie-zacharia-controversy-over-support-for-conspiracy-theories-and-posts-about-putin-50650067.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Donald Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, has been accused of sharing pro-Russian and conspiracy theory posts on social media in 2022. According to CNN, Zacharia shared posts supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin and promoting the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, which falsely alleges a secret group of influential people sexually exploited children. Zacharia, who served as a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group and had a background in Fox News commentary, has previously expressed support for Trump on social media. However, she also made critical statements about the Trump administration in a deleted X post.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Harris to Trump on press ban: 'Why don't you just leave?'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/harris-to-trump-on-press-ban-why-dont-you-just-leave",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:08:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump's new press secretary faces scrutiny over credentials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-scrutiny-over-credentials",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:32:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}