{
  "id": 16183797,
  "title": "Fear-based campaign ads can grab attention, but whether they win votes is less clear",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/fear-based-campaign-ads-can-grab-attention-but-whether-they-win-votes",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T11:38:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation",
    "slug": "the-conversation",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/fear-based-campaign-ads-can-grab-attention-but-whether-they-win-votes-is-less-clear-292574"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political campaigns often use fear to play on voters’ existing prejudices and stereotypes. What that means for your vote is less predictable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}