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  "id": 14668812,
  "title": "Anatomy of a lie: how misinformation is spreading through US midterm campaigns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/anatomy-of-a-lie-how-misinformation-is-spreading-through-us-midterm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T10:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/james-talarico-maga-disinformation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Claims that James Talarico suffered a mental health crisis spread across rightwing media, offering a warning about disinformation ahead of the US midterm election Where is James Talarico? The question ricocheted around rightwing echo chambers before metastasising into a conspiracy theory – and a reminder of the persistent danger of disinformation in the US midterm elections. The smear campaign…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}