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Did Ukrainian soldiers burn an effigy of Trump?

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We came across the posts on the following topic on the social media platform X (1, 2): The posts suggest that Ukrainian soldiers had burnt an effigy of US President…

Does this video show an AI humanoid robot attacking and headbutting a woman?

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A video claiming to show a humanoid robot attacking a woman in China has been circulating on social media, garnering thousands of worried comments. We’ve seen many posts speculating about…

Did the Biden administration fake the bird flu outbreak to inflate poultry and egg prices?

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We came across multiple posts on X claiming that members of the Biden administration fabricated the bird flu outbreak to inflate poultry and egg prices. These posts specifically allege that…

Did USAID pay celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine?

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We came across the posts on the following topic on the social media platform X (1, 2, 3): We came across multiple posts on the social media platform X suggesting…

Did a priest burn joss sticks in a church in Singapore?

| Culture, Religion, Uncategorized | No Comments
We came across a post on a Singapore-focused Reddit forum featuring a TikTok video that appears to show a priest in a Catholic church burning joss sticks. The video includes…

Does this video show a Vietnamese village where men amputate their arms to get married?

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This video has been circulating on X and TikTok and claims to show a village of men who have amputated their arms as dowry before marriage in a “centuries old”…

Does wearing sunglasses raise the risk of cancer?

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We came across the posts on the following topic on the social media platform X (1, 2): The posts contain a clip of man speaking about a link between the…

Is cancer an entirely modern, man-made disease?

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We came across posts on X claiming that cancer is a modern, man-made disease. The posts cite a 2010 article about a study examining cancer prevalence in the ancient world.…

Are Lay’s potato chips unsafe? Have they been classified at the highest risk level and recalled?

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We’ve come across many TikTok videos and X posts about Lay’s potato chips being recalled. Some videos purport to show severe allergic reactions taking place, while other videos and comments…

Does the new Chinese DeepSeek AI contain spyware, malware or malicious code?

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We came across the posts on the following topic on the social media platform X (1, 2, 3, 4): Various posts discussing the DeepSeek suggest that it may contain spyware,…

Are Nike shoes being made with dog leather?

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Videos circulating on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube claim that sportswear brand Nike uses dog skin to produce some of their footwear. According to these videos, which appear to be made…

Are there paint degreaser chemicals in cereals?

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We came across a post on X claiming that a chemical compound used in paint degreasers is also a common ingredient in breakfast cereals. The post features a video highlighting…