{
  "id": 9380487,
  "title": "Philadelphia teacher admits to lying about being Palestinian and Black: ‘I hid the truth’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/philadelphia-teacher-admits-to-lying-about-being-palestinian-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:23:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/23/philadelphia-teacher-palestine-activist-lies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Local advocacy groups say they have cut ties with Hannah Gann, who ‘fully lied about her identity and background’ A Philadelphia teacher is facing criticism from her fellow colleagues and activists after it was revealed that she fabricated being both Palestinian and Black. The Racial Justice Organizing Committee (RJOC) and Philly Educators for Palestine (PEFP) announced over the weekend that it…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "‘Black’ teacher and activist outed as wealthy white Jewish woman: ‘PALESTINIAN RACHEL DOLEZAL’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/black-teacher-and-activist-outed-as-wealthy-white-jewish-woman",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:44:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Jewish teacher in Philadelphia admits to fabricating Palestinian identity for years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/jewish-teacher-in-philadelphia-admits-to-fabricating-palestinian",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:24:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Jewish teacher in Philadelphia pretended to be Palestinian for years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/jewish-teacher-in-philadelphia-pretended-to-be-palestinian-for-years",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:11:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}