{
  "id": 8253512,
  "title": "Eastern Cape police debunk Facebook hoax about child allegedly found in Makhanda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/eastern-cape-police-debunk-facebook-hoax-about-child-allegedly-found",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-18-eastern-cape-police-debunk-facebook-hoax-about-child-allegedly-found-in-makhanda/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SAPS has dismissed a Facebook post claiming that a child was found in Extension 8, Joza, Makhanda, as false and urged residents not to share it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Snow in Spring? Cold weather warning for Eastern Cape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/snow-in-spring-cold-weather-warning-for-eastern-cape",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:55:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}