{
  "id": 8975915,
  "title": "Converse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/converse-apologizes-pulls-ad-that-critics-say-evokes-kkk-and-lynching",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:51:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/converse-ad-apology-9.7351903"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After intense backlash that included a U.S. congressman, several celebrities, marketing experts and a wide swath of the internet, Converse has pulled the sneaker ad critics have accused of evoking Ku Klux Klan imagery, and apologized.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Converse apologizes and yanks ad after KKK, lynching comparisons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/converse-apologizes-and-yanks-ad-after-kkk-lynching-comparisons",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:36:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}