Data from The GDELT Project · Reviewed and interpreted by RSRC
Search the research collection
Find reporting by topic, place or language. Open a record to see why it was included and what the available evidence supports.
The chart uses every search filter above and all matching records, across every results page. The percentage denominator is all included URLs in the same dates, before theme, language, country or text filters.
Distinct included URLs matching these filters in each observation month. Select a point to explore its records. On small screens, scroll the chart horizontally.
A URL counts once per month and can appear in several months or themes. Themes describe the current record assessment; months show URL observations, not when events or each claim first appeared. Warnings, allegations and reported experiences are all included when coded. Partial months, collection gaps and changes in sources affect both measures. A higher share does not establish a higher risk to victims.
| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 263 | 591 | 44.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 405 | 1,629 | 24.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 291 | 561 | 51.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 121 | 390 | 31.0% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 398 | 28.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 82 | 209 | 39.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 132 | 522 | 25.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 613 | 26.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 128 | 483 | 26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | 392 | 30.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 333 | 27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 523 | 530 | 98.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 99.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 358 | 360 | 99.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 485 | 491 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 779 | 785 | 99.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 594 | 842 | 70.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 658 | 1,143 | 57.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 640 | 42.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 638 | 23.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 8 | 30 | 26.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
Alexis describes paying for messages to a woman he never met in a sentimental scam. Multiple newspaper URLs do not establish multiple cases.
Reported caseSyndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.
Reported caseBlog explicitly describes romance and investment fraud. Singaporean nationality alone is not a geographic role and the excerpt does not establish loss.
Reported caseRepeated blog descriptions allege a fabricated shared future and investment loss. Promotional-looking accusations are not independently verified; repeated URLs do not demonstrate multiple victims.
Reported caseBlog frames purported romantic attachment as financial exploitation. Named platform allegations and promotional recovery promises are unverified; this does not establish a distinct case.
CommentarySyndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.
Reported caseAlexis describes paying for messages to a woman he never met in a sentimental scam. Multiple newspaper URLs do not establish multiple cases.
Reported caseBlog explicitly alleges romance and investment fraud. Singaporean nationality does not establish location; no loss or recovery amount is supported by this excerpt.
Reported caseRepeated blog alleges a fake dating/hookup platform, extortion and loss of savings. Sexual contact and sexual-image extortion are not established by the excerpt.
Reported caseSyndicated Jean Booth account states a $90000 loss to Donnie. Forty-six URLs with shared metadata are coverage observations, not forty-six victims; national loss totals remain separate.
Reported caseBlog describes romantic impersonation, prolonged trust building and investment solicitation. This is a mechanism account rather than a verified individual case; repeated platform variants are retained as coverage.
Prevention & supportAccount describes former Olympian Nakamura losing 25m yen through an SNS romance-investment scam. The source explicitly labels the lead as AI-written; this is attributable coverage, not independent verification.
Reported caseBlog explicitly places online dating deception within a purported e-commerce scam. The excerpt does not substantiate separate victim counts, loss amounts or an investment subtype.
Prevention & supportBlog discusses a sexualized trap and a fabricated pure-love persona. This does not establish sexual assault, sexual-image extortion or a verified individual incident.
CommentaryBlog discusses romantic deception alongside paid-task fraud. An industry-wide monetary phrase cannot be read as romance-only victim loss.
CommentaryCatrina Dumont memoir coverage explicitly concerns romance fraud. Writing in Mexico and author residence in Alberta do not establish scam location; the book title is not a clinical diagnosis.
CommentaryCatrina Dumont memoir coverage explicitly concerns romance fraud. Writing in Mexico and author residence in Alberta do not establish scam location; the book title is not a clinical diagnosis.
CommentaryReport describes fake dating combined with investment and police-bank interception of a 30000 transfer. Intercepted amount is not completed loss.
Reported caseBlog alleges a marriage-platform romance scam and five-million-yen loss involving a 34-year-old engineer. Police attention is not independently confirmed.
Reported caseBlog describes romantic impersonation, prolonged trust building and investment solicitation; platform variants do not establish separate verified cases.
Prevention & supportBlog describes romantic impersonation, prolonged trust building and investment solicitation. This is a mechanism account rather than a verified individual case; repeated platform variants are retained as coverage.
Prevention & supportBlog explicitly places online dating deception within a purported e-commerce scam. The excerpt does not substantiate separate victim counts, loss amounts or an investment subtype.
Prevention & supportBhopal dating-app scam report describes loss, threats, additional payment demands and a police complaint. Pakistan operation links are described as preliminary suspicion, not established location.
Reported casePolice appeal concerns an alleged R2m payment by a woman to unlock a partners supposed inheritance. The inheritance itself is a scam claim, not an established asset.
Reported caseTaipei prosecutors reportedly charged an officer over deceptive courtship for money and separate unauthorized disclosure of police information. Allegations are not convictions.
Reported case