{
  "id": 4398468,
  "title": "Adam Zivo: Jason Arday affair exposed the moral rot of progressives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/adam-zivo-jason-arday-affair-exposed-the-moral-rot-of-progressives",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-zivo-jason-arday-affair-exposes-moral-rot-among-progressives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jason Arday, a former Cambridge professor, died by suicide last week. He had been exposed as a plagiarist and a fraud. Arday was previously lauded as an anti-racist prodigy.\n\nThe circumstances of his death have sparked a reaction, with some progressives portraying him as a martyr. According to the National Post, some are prosecuting a \"witch hunt\" against those who helped expose his lies.\n\nThe South China Morning Post reported that Arday's public downfall was swift, with allegations of plagiarism and other accusations emerging, leading to widespread media attention. His family has since requested privacy. The Post also spoke to ethnic minority academics who expressed anxiety about speaking up, fearing attention to their own records and private lives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Jason Arday’s death is not just a ‘woke Cambridge’ tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/jason-ardays-death-is-not-just-a-woke-cambridge-tragedy",
        "published": "2026-08-29T21:30:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}