{
  "id": 16054551,
  "title": "Booking. com faces EU investigation over online fraud risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/booking-com-faces-eu-investigation-over-online-fraud-risks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-22-booking-com-faces-eu-investigation-over-online-fraud-risks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The EU has launched an investigation into Booking. com over alleged failures to tackle fake accommodation listings, phishing scams and data protection risks, with potential fines of up to 6% of global turnover.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}