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Do These Pictures Show French President Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau having an affair?

| International Politics | No Comments
We came across multiple posts on the social media platform X about the following topic: The posts suggested that the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and the President of…

Has a “mysterious doorway” been discovered amidst the snow in Antarctica?  

| Environment, Science | No Comments
Images of a “mysterious doorway” spotted on Google Maps have been circulating on social media along with a wide spectrum of claims and conspiracies – from theories about Bigfoot's abode…

Does colloidal silver boost your immune system?

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We came across posts on X claiming that colloidal silver can boost one’s immune system, and prevent viral and bacterial infections. Some of these posts included links to purchase colloidal…

Are disabled beggars working for Chinese gangs in Malaysia earning six times that of locals?

| Crime, International Politics, Society | No Comments
We came across posts on the social media platforms Reddit, HardwareZone and YouTube about the following topic: Text displayed in the posts suggested that Chinese beggars were ‘flood(ing) Malaysia’, and…

Has mainstream media finally admitted that sunscreen is toxic?

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  We came across a post on X claiming that mainstream media has finally admitted that sunscreen is toxic, which seems to reference long-standing concerns about the safety of sunscreens.…

Did Alexa know the fatality statistics of Hurricane Milton before it hit?

| Environment, Technology | No Comments
This clip has been circulating widely on social media purporting to show an Amazon Alexa (a virtual assistant available on Amazon devices) referring to Hurricane Milton in the past tense…

Is China removing crosses from churches and replacing pictures of Jesus with Xi Jinping?

| International Politics, Religion | No Comments
We came across posts on the social media platforms Reddit and X about the following topic: The posts claim that China is removing crosses from churches and replacing images of…

Did Joe Biden say that there will be no more funds provided to support Hurricane Helene aid efforts?

| Crisis and Disaster, International Politics | No Comments
Recently, we came across multiple posts on X featuring a video clip of U.S. President Joe Biden with the claim that he announced no further resources would be provided for…

Are lemons not naturally occurring? Are they a man-made hybrid fruit?

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This viral post on X has over 10 million views and asserts that lemons are not “naturally occurring.” Instead, the post claims that lemons were created by humans through crossbreeding…

Did the FDA admit that there is zero scientific evidence that the monkeypox virus exists?

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We came across several posts on X claiming that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has admitted that there is no evidence that the monkeypox (Mpox) virus exists. These…

Is Telegram going to start sharing phone numbers and IP addresses with authorities?

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According to several social media posts which have garnered millions of views, the popular messaging app Telegram is now sharing user data such as IP addresses and phone numbers with…

Has Hillary Clinton really declared the First Amendment as Russian disinformation?

| International Politics, Satire | No Comments
  We came across a post on X that has gone viral, claiming that former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton labelled America’s First Amendment as “Russian disinformation”. The post, which…