{
  "id": 538752,
  "title": "'Video Is From Rajasthan': Punjab Police Claim Harbhajan Singh's Viral 'Addiction' Post Misleading, Urge Users To Verify Before Posting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/video-is-from-rajasthan-punjab-police-claim-harbhajan-singhs-viral",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:27:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/video-is-from-rajasthan-punjab-police-claim-harbhajan-singhs-viral-addiction-post-misleading-urge-users-to-verify-before-posting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former India cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has landed in a controversy after sharing a viral video that he presented as an example of the drug crisis affecting Punjab’s youth. The video showed two men appearing to behave erratically, prompting comparisons with the so-called “zombie” effect associated with drug abuse. However, Punjab Police later clarified that the footage was not…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "From ‘Forgive my Punjab’ to ‘not Punjab’: Harbhajan Singh’s video post sparks row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/from-forgive-my-punjab-to-not-punjab-harbhajan-singhs-video-post",
        "published": "2026-08-11T08:02:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}