{
  "id": 9559402,
  "title": "The medieval world had its own ‘deepfakes’ – church officials cited a fake imperial decree for centuries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/the-medieval-world-had-its-own-deepfakes-church-officials-cited-a",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:45:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation",
    "slug": "the-conversation",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/the-medieval-world-had-its-own-deepfakes-church-officials-cited-a-fake-imperial-decree-for-centuries-291109"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}