{
  "id": 14622680,
  "title": "‘Witch hunt’ sweeps up Asian men misidentified in alleged Cornell gang rape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/witch-hunt-sweeps-up-asian-men-misidentified-in-alleged-cornell-gang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T05:24:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370961/witch-hunt-sweeps-asian-men-misidentified-alleged-cornell-gang-rape"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One message told him to “go to hell”. Others said he deserved to be imprisoned. Death threats poured in. Asians who share a name with one of the men accused of raping a US university student have faced a torrent of online abuse. The alleged 2024 gang rape of a Cornell University student, detailed in a recent lawsuit, has sparked an outpouring of outrage against the seven accused perpetrators. The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}