A video of a digitally created giant Barbie doll next to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was misleadingly shared online as a real-life installation of the doll in front of the world’s tallest building. Facebook posts linked the video to the Blue Beam conspiracy theory (here) and (here). A Georgia-based fact-checking platform Myth Detector, reviewed the Blue Beam theory in 2021, concluding that it originated in a 1994 book called ‘Project Blue Beam’ by Canadian journalist and conspiracy theorist Serge Monast. Mattel, manufacturer of the Barbie doll, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Video of a giant Barbie doll next to Burj Khalifa was created using CGI.

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Persons: Barbie, ”, Serge Monast, Poynter, Burj Khalifa, Read Organizations: Facebook, UN, NASA, United Arab, Eye, Mattel, Reuters Locations: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Georgia, Canadian, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Burj