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  "id": 3006328,
  "title": "Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/social-media-goes-into-overdrive-with-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/lindsay-clancy-trial-social-media-conspiracy-theories"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Algorithms are responsible for fever pitch content surrounding trial, including misinformation, experts say As the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, starts to wind down, a now international discussion on social media about the case has hit a fever pitch as viewers examine details of the trial and question the state of maternal mental…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "What is ‘command hallucination’? Lindsay Clancy's mental state on day of killings explained by forensic psychiatrist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/what-is-command-hallucination-lindsay-clancys-mental-state-on-day-of",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:52:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "When the killer is also a victim: The trial of Lindsay Clancy fuels US culture war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/when-the-killer-is-also-a-victim-the-trial-of-lindsay-clancy-fuels-us",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:35:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Social media goes into overdrive with Lindsay Clancy conspiracy theories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/social-media-goes-into-overdrive-with-lindsay-clancy-conspiracy-3008510",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:00:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy trial continues with psychiatrist on stand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/watch-live-lindsay-clancy-trial-continues-with-psychiatrist-on-stand",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:27:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
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