{
  "id": 964936,
  "title": "Conspiracy theories falsely blame Colombia earthquake on Alaska research programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/conspiracy-theories-falsely-blame-colombia-earthquake-on-alaska",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-15T04:39:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/conspiracy-theories-falsely-blame-colombia-earthquake-on-alaska-research-programme-101786767770251.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Social media claims linking Colombia’s deadly earthquake to Alaska’s HAARP are false, with experts attributing the quake to natural tectonic activity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Hit hard by the earthquake in western Colombia, the mayor of Cali gets to work",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hit-hard-by-the-earthquake-in-western-colombia-the-mayor-of-cali-gets",
        "published": "2026-08-13T21:39:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Benidorm sends €8,000 lifeline to Colombia earthquake victims as death toll passes 130",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/benidorm-sends-8-000-lifeline-to-colombia-earthquake-victims-as-death",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:03:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Hope reborn in Colombia as signs of life emerge under earthquake debris",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/hope-reborn-in-colombia-as-signs-of-life-emerge-under-earthquake",
        "published": "2026-08-15T02:13:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}