{
  "id": 5142774,
  "title": "Perceptions of government corruption at record high: Gallup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/perceptions-of-government-corruption-at-record-high-gallup",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T17:57:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6066835-us-government-corruption-record-high-survey/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new poll released Wednesday showed that Americans' perception of corruption in the U.S. government has hit a record high. The survey, conducted by Gallup, found that 89 percent of respondents answered affirmatively to the question, “Is corruption widespread throughout the government in this country, or not?” That number was up 10 percentage points from...",
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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."
}