RESEARCH | ANALYSIS | INTELLIGENCE | FACT-CHECK

Did over a thousand scientists sign a declaration saying there is no climate emergency?

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We came across posts on the following topic on the social media platform X: The posts claim that a large number of scientists had signed a formal statement, called the…

Has a new study found conclusive evidence linking long-term mobile phone use to brain tumours?

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We came across a post on X claiming that a new study conclusively links long-term mobile phone use to malignant brain tumours on the side of the head where phones…

Perspectives on Oxley Road and Lee Hsien Yang

| Local Politics, Research Publications | No Comments
Black Dot Research polled 200 respondents across Singapore for their thoughts on different aspects of the Oxley Road Saga and the recent news about Lee Hsien Yang's asylum status in…

Are supermarkets in the UK selling 3D printed meat?

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Videos circulating on TikTok and other social media platforms appear to depict meat products with “3D Printed” labels on their packaging. These posts claim to show supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury’s…

Did Kamala Harris lie about having worked at McDonald’s, and did McDonald’s endorse Trump for president?

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We came across multiple posts on the social media platform X about the following topic: The posts, which claim that the fast-food giant had endorsed the Republican candidate Donald Trump…

Was Hurricane Milton caused by man-made weather machines?

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  We came across several posts on X and Facebook claiming that Hurricane Milton was caused by man-made weather machines linked to the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP). Most…

Has the UNRWA added a black stripe to its social media profiles to mourn Yahya Sinwar’s death?

| Crisis and Disaster, International Politics | No Comments
Multiple posts on social media are claiming that The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has added black stripes to the top…

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

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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?  

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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.…