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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "paint-news",
  "title": "Paint NEWS",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/paint-news/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/paint-news.json",
  "summary": "Clustered local and civic stories about painting-related events — community paintovers, commercial repainting projects, and protests involving paint.",
  "why_now": "Multiple unrelated paint stories appeared near-concurrently in local and investigative outlets, creating an aggregation effect in trend data.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Local/regional outlets report community paint actions (BBC on graffiti paint-over, SiouxFalls.Business on hotel repainting). - Investigative reporting touches on paint used in protest actions and surveillance responses (The Intercept piece).",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Tue, 4 Aug 2026 02:10:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 65.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "'Minion Man' paints over obscene graffiti on Salford estate - BBC"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "'Minion Man' paints over obscene graffiti on Salford estate - BBC",
      "source": "BBC",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWkFVX3lxTFBFSS1KcDNrdS1tamwySFdLT3lfVkc0YVBzNW9YWTB0MERqM2xaQWVUTEQ2NUVqUmpQN2lBOGRLeHNRUWhXZjVjZ0RISUt2TkpnSWxiaWpPMFNLUQ?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608041903_signal_Quality-5-paint-news",
    "batch_id": "202608041903",
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}