{
  "id": 9438786,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:24:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-teacher-in-philadelphia-admits-to-fabricating-palestinian-identity-for-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hannah Gann, a teacher in Philadelphia, has admitted to fabricating her identity as Palestinian, as well as claiming to be Tunisian and Black. According to The Guardian US, Gann was a long-time member of the Racial Justice Organizing Committee (RJOC) and Philly Educators for Palestine (PEFP), but both groups have cut ties with her after discovering her deception.\n\nGann's false claims about her identity and background have sparked criticism from her colleagues and activists. The Toronto Sun reports that she also lied about sending money to relatives in Palestine, when in fact her family members abroad live in Israel.\n\nGann has now come forward as a white woman with significant privilege and wealth, according to The Times of Israel. Her admission follows confrontation by fellow activists who discovered her fabricated identity.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "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 Guardian US",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:23:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}