diff --git a/backend/src/events/process.py b/backend/src/events/process.py
index 3c957b03..227b4743 100644
--- a/backend/src/events/process.py
+++ b/backend/src/events/process.py
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ def add_event_to_db(event: EventLLM) -> bool:
     categories = get_categories()
 
     with Session(engine) as session:
+        # Check for duplicates
+        eventORM = session.scalars(
+            select(Event).where(
+                Event.title == event.title,
+                Event.description == Event.description,
+                Event.duplicate == event.duplicate,
+                Event.is_singapore == event.is_singapore,
+                Event.original_article_id == event.original_article_id,
+            )
+        ).first()
+        if eventORM:
+            print("duplicate detected:", event)
+            return False
+
         try:
             article = session.get(Article, event.original_article_id)
             if not article:
diff --git a/backend/src/scripts/seed.py b/backend/src/scripts/seed.py
index ee76df83..387b6da2 100644
--- a/backend/src/scripts/seed.py
+++ b/backend/src/scripts/seed.py
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ def test_associations():
         # session.delete(original_article)
 
 
-# test_associations()
+test_associations()