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  "title": "SNAPSHOT | PMO: North-South Expressway widening project letter is fake; minister pans Umno leader's joke",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PMO lodges police report over fake PLUS highway project letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pmo-lodges-police-report-over-fake-plus-highway-project-letter",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "PMO: Letter claiming cabinet approval for PLUS highway widening is fake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pmo-letter-claiming-cabinet-approval-for-plus-highway-widening-is-fake",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:15:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "PMO lodges police report over fake PLUS highway expansion approval letter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pmo-lodges-police-report-over-fake-plus-highway-expansion-approval",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:35:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PMO says letter claiming Cabinet approval for PLUS highway widening is fake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pmo-says-letter-claiming-cabinet-approval-for-plus-highway-widening",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:22:20.000Z"
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