{
  "id": 695956,
  "title": "Farage goes head-to-head with Count Binface in snap by-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/farage-goes-head-to-head-with-count-binface-in-snap-by-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:17:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-clacton-by-election/107016014"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigel Farage is the clear favourite, but Count Binface is attracting serious support in a by-election featuring a record 34 candidates, including an Australian software engineer and three \"Loonies\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The salvation of democracy is a joke. Why Binface was absurdly appealing next to Farage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/the-salvation-of-democracy-is-a-joke-why-binface-was-absurdly",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}