{
  "id": 17401715,
  "title": "How political regimes shape fact-checking across Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/how-political-regimes-shape-fact-checking-across-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nation Africa",
    "slug": "nation-africa",
    "url": "https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/how-political-regimes-shape-fact-checking-across-africa--5653178"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "'We avoid fact-checking government authorities. It is a risky enterprise to do that.' -...",
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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."
}