Trending Podcast
In-depth reporting on the world of social media.
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Trending is moving to the Documentary Podcast
Thu 27 Jun 2024
New episodes of Trending can be found in the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service's Documentary Podcast
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Colombiaβs guerrilla recruitment video problem
Sat 22 Jun 2024
Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.
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The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial
Sat 15 Jun 2024
How a Kenyan farmer became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa
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Is Russia targeting Poland's farmersβ protests?
Sat 8 Jun 2024
A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who's the man behind it?
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Long Covid: Think yourself well?
Sat 25 May 2024
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online.
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The anti-vax candidate?
Sat 2 Mar 2024
Will Robert F Kennedy Jrβs views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?
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Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Is social media being used to surveil and suppress debate in Tunisia?
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The new fight for land rights
Sat 17 Feb 2024
How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.
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Fear and conspiracies in Las Vegas
Sat 10 Feb 2024
How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories
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The disinformation war in the Middle East
Sat 3 Feb 2024
An online propaganda battle is raging alongside the war between Israel and Hamas.
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The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal
Sat 27 Jan 2024
How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal
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Crude fakes in Uganda
Sat 20 Jan 2024
Who's harassing Ugandan climate activists using fake accounts?
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Exposing people smugglers
Sat 28 Oct 2023
The people smugglers selling illegal routes out of Pakistan to Europe on social media.
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The Voice: conspiracies and Australia's referendum
Sat 21 Oct 2023
How did Australiaβs indigenous rights vote become a lightning rod for conspiracies?
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Trolled by a life coaching cult
Sat 14 Oct 2023
A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.
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Inside Americaβs political battleground
Sat 7 Oct 2023
Meet those involved in controversial groups on both sides of the US political spectrum.
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India's latest 'love trap'
Sat 30 Sep 2023
Why are videos of βinterfaith couplesβ being harassed and attacked going viral in India?
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TikTok frenzies
Sat 23 Sep 2023
A deep dive into how the TikTok algorithm could be whipping up its users into frenzies.
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How to exit the manosphere
Sat 16 Sep 2023
How can men escape being sucked into extreme misogynistic views online?
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The germ deniers
Sat 9 Sep 2023
Rachel Schraer investigates the people who donβt believe in germs.
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The AI ghosts haunting TikTok
Sat 2 Sep 2023
AI is being used to depict murdered children in a macabre TikTok video trend. But why?
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Venezuelan deepfakes and propaganda
Sat 20 May 2023
Carl Miller delves into the tactics used by Venezuela to control the narrative online.
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Whoβs trolling successful Asian women?
Sat 13 May 2023
High-profile Asian women are being targeted online, but who is behind the attacks?
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Trolled by a life coaching cult
Sat 6 May 2023
A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.
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Ghouling: The trolls targeting bereaved people
Sat 29 Apr 2023
A viral anti-vax conspiracy theory is seized on by trolls to harass bereaved people
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Brazilβs real life trolls
Sat 22 Apr 2023
Dangerous disinformation and trolling in Brazil have rocked the country's democracy.
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Twitter βninjasβ against climate denial
Sat 15 Apr 2023
Meet the internet vigilantes standing up to climate-denying trolls on Twitter.
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Myanmarβs digital battleground
Sat 8 Apr 2023
Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online.
