{
  "id": 16600457,
  "title": "Lydia Ko denies giving golf lessons to first lady amid political controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lydia-ko-denies-giving-golf-lessons-to-first-lady-amid-political",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261026/lydia-ko-denies-giving-golf-lessons-to-first-lady-amid-political-controversy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Golfer Lydia Ko has denied any involvement in providing golf lessons to South Korea's first lady, Kim Hea Kyung, amid a political controversy that arose following a deadly fire in Seoul. The opposition lawmaker, Rep. Joo Jin-woo, claimed that the first lady received private golf lessons from Ko at Taereung Golf Club on October 20, the same day a man in his 70s set fire to two buildings, leaving five people seriously injured. Ko, who was attending an official event sponsored by a company on the date in question, stated on social media that she had no connection to the matter and plans to take legal action against any articles or social media posts spreading unverified false information.",
  "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."
}