{
  "id": 6122331,
  "title": "The Poisonous Power of Gossip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/the-poisonous-power-of-gossip",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/opinion/2026-09-07-the-poisonous-power-of-gossip/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gossip and misinformation can damage reputations, deepen division and weaken trust in institutions. But accountability based on evidence must be distinguished from condemnation based on rumour, writes Armstrong Williams.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}