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  "id": 5777505,
  "title": "How rumours of ‘genital shrinking’ triggered panic and mob violence in Congo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/how-rumours-of-genital-shrinking-triggered-panic-and-mob-violence-in",
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  "published": "2026-09-05T11:56:25.000Z",
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  "summary": "The WHO-backed Africa Infodemic Response Alliance later linked at least 17 killings to the rumours, though some incidents could not be independently verified",
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