{"as_of":"2026-10-17T16:01:07Z","run":"run-1792252867-1792251201","licence":"CC-BY-4.0","cite":"Plague News, \"Plague outbreak in Irkutsk region, Russia\", updated 17 October 2026, 16:01 UTC, https://plaguenews.com/","data":{"facts":["f-01m550y9y3a4qgscrzppatq2w1"],"facts_detail":[{"credibility":{"basis":{"independent_reports_backing":1,"languages_backing":1,"outlets_backing":1,"reports_checked":1,"reports_contradicting":0},"code":3,"confidence":"moderate","why":"one independent report backs it and none say otherwise","words":"Possibly true"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1517","id":"f-01m550y9y3a4qgscrzppatq2w1","independent_reports_backing":1,"machine_written":true,"names":["Iran"],"read_with_skepticism":true,"reports_contradicting":0,"shown_status":"denied","skepticism_reasons":[{"id":"no_evidence","label":"No evidence shown","why":"It asserts a finding (no infection, negative tests, no leak, under control) without published evidence: no test results, data or methods."}],"sources":["https://www.lebanon24.com/news/world-news/1583748/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%88%d9%86-%d8%a5%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b6%d8%ad"],"status":"denied","text":"Iran's health authorities denied recording any plague case in the country.","topic":"confirmation"}],"first_report":"2026-10-17T13:00:10Z","id":"e-1517","linked_to_siberian_outbreak":true,"links":[],"reports":1,"title":"Iran's health authorities deny recording any plague cases","url":"https://plaguenews.com/id/e-1517"}}