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In-depth reporting on the world of social media.
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How humanitarian crises are exploited online
Sun 8 Jan 2023
We investigate the money-making schemes that spring up in the wake of conflict.
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Cash for conspiracy theories
New Year's Day 2023
Whatβs the best way to stop people making money from harmful conspiracy theories?
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Akonβs Wakanda and a crumbling crypto dream
Christmas Day 2022
Will Akonβs plans for a futuristic βcrypto-cityβ ever happen?
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Med beds: Miracle cure or misinformation?
Sun 18 Dec 2022
Why have βmed bedsβ taken off online and who is selling them?
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SafeMoon and the chaotic world of crypto
Sun 11 Dec 2022
SafeMoon promised investors a trip to the moon but instead cost some their life savings.
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Indiaβs anti-MLM movement
Sun 4 Dec 2022
People are being lured with false promises into direct selling - who will fight back?
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The influencer and the insider: Chinmark's demise
Sun 27 Nov 2022
The collapse of a much-hyped business empire offers a warning to investors everywhere.
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The 'Alan MacMastersβ toaster hoax
Sun 20 Nov 2022
The anatomy of a Wikipedia hoax about the inventor of the electrical toaster
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Roe v Wade: The next battle
Sun 18 Sep 2022
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending investigates misinformation about abortion since Roe v Wade was overturned.
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Political influencers for hire β in Kenya
Sat 10 Sep 2022
Meet the Kenyan influencers being offered cash for political messages.
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Can MrBeast help fix climate change?
Sat 3 Sep 2022
Will the YouTuber's viral environmental campaigns make any actual difference?
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The strange story of QAnon in Japan
Sat 27 Aug 2022
How did a bizarre US-based conspiracy theory lead to street protests around Japan?
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The misrule of Canadaβs QAnon queen
Sat 20 Aug 2022
The QAnon influencer whose βroyal decreesβ are causing real life harm to her followers.
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Russian QAnon and the Ukraine dilemma
Sat 13 Aug 2022
Why is QAnon attracting followers in Russia and why are many of them now falling silent?
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Has QAnon fuelled South Africaβs divisions?
Sat 6 Aug 2022
The unlikely impact of a US-based conspiracy theory thousands of miles away in Africa.
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QAnon at the ballot box
Sat 30 Jul 2022
A mysterious QAnon influencer has enlisted people to run for office across the US.
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Indiaβs alt-right 'trads'
Sat 28 May 2022
A movement of young Hindu nationalists takes inspiration from the American alt-right.
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The online boom in climate doom
Sat 21 May 2022
Why is climate doom going viral and who is fighting the tide?
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Gaming Brazil's election
Sat 14 May 2022
How will Brazilβs gaming community affect the upcoming presidential election?
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Confessions of an election troll in the Philippines
Sat 7 May 2022
We hear from a troll from the Philippines - the "patient zero" of fake news.
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Tortured for tweeting?
Sat 30 Apr 2022
A Ugandan satirist mocked the presidentβs son on Twitter. He says he was then tortured
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Ghana's free speech crackdown
Sat 23 Apr 2022
Why have a handful of Ghanaian journalists and influencers recently been arrested?
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Defecting online: How soldiers are deserting the Burmese army
Sat 16 Apr 2022
Burmese soldiers are leaving the armed forces in droves β aided by social media
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War scams: The criminals exploiting conflict in Ukraine
Sat 9 Apr 2022
Scammers are using emotionally charged tricks in a bid to steal online donations.
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8. Russiaβs climate scepticism problem—The Denial Files
Sat 11 Dec 2021
How did climate change scepticism go mainstream in Russia?
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7. The truth behind Saudiβs eco-city—The Denial Files
Sat 4 Dec 2021
Saudi Arabia says itβs going green. But will the reality live up to the rhetoric?
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6. How bad information polluted the climate debate—The Denial Files
Sat 27 Nov 2021
Unearthing the truth behind some of the biggest pieces of climate change disinformation
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5. βWe fight climate denial on Wikipediaβ—The Denial Files
Sat 20 Nov 2021
Has Wikipedia won its long-running fight against climate change denial and bad science?
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4. From Covid conspiracy to climate change denial—The Denial Files
Sat 13 Nov 2021
A movement infected with pandemic conspiracies is now peddling climate change falsehoods
