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  "id": 9823854,
  "title": "Pretty lies for an audience of one: life as a biographer for hire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pretty-lies-for-an-audience-of-one-life-as-a-biographer-for-hire-9823854",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:52:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Like Pol Pot’s portraitist, the big man’s scribe is on shaky ground.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Pretty lies for an audience of one: life as a biographer for hire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pretty-lies-for-an-audience-of-one-life-as-a-biographer-for-hire",
        "published": "2026-09-25T19:52:00.000Z"
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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."
}