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3. The good science of βbad Braziliansβ—The Denial Files
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Do Brazilian leaders really believe in fighting climate change?
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2. Big oil in the dock—The Denial Files
Sat 30 Oct 2021
Is the fossil fuel industry misleading the public about its role in climate change?
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1. The 'd-words' v the planet—The Denial Files
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Could disinformation and denial sabotage the fight to prevent runaway climate change?
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Beirut blast: Looking for Eleni
Sat 11 Sep 2021
The hunt for a missing woman in the aftermath of Lebanonβs darkest day.
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The Kenyans who help the world to cheat
Sat 4 Sep 2021
The Kenyans escaping poverty by helping lazy foreigners to fake their academic work.
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The cops weaponising copyright
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Could your favourite song be used to cover up the misdeeds of the police?
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Nesara: The financial fantasy ruining lives
Sat 21 Aug 2021
The growing popularity of a conspiracy theory that predicts all debt will be cancelled.
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Who is TikTokβs masked vigilante?
Sat 14 Aug 2021
Think youβre safe being an anonymous TikTok troll? Meet your worst nightmare.
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Anti-vaxxers only
Sat 7 Aug 2021
The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.
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The TikTok news revolution
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Why are more people getting their news from an app best known for dance videos?
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The anti-vax influencer plot that flopped
Sat 24 Jul 2021
Who is behind a secret plot to pay social media stars to falsely discredit Covid vaccines?
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Vaccine heroes fight back—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 8 May 2021
8/8 The pandemic isnβt over β but there are signs that science is beating anti-vaccine lies.
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Brazilβs bubble of bad information—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 1 May 2021
7/8 Why are some Brazilians unable to check information they receive via chat apps?
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The rise of Indiaβs βCovid quackβ—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 24 Apr 2021
6/8 India is struggling with Covid β and one manβs dodgy ideas arenβt helping.
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One womanβs escape from the rabbit hole—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 17 Apr 2021
5/8 How Catherine fell for conspiracy theories - until she turned her scepticism around.
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Targeting Germanyβs youth—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 10 Apr 2021
4/8 Germanyβs Querdenken movement opposes vaccines. Now itβs recruiting children.
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South Africa's imported 'infodemic'—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 3 Apr 2021
3/8 Meet the female scientists battling misinformation and online propaganda.
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Franceβs misinformation fight—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 27 Mar 2021
2/8 Meet the people behind a disinformation battle raging in France.
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How anti-vax went viral—The Anti-Vax Files
Sat 20 Mar 2021
How did the anti-vaccine movement explode online during the course of the pandemic?
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Votes, viruses, victims: 2020 in disinformation
Christmas Day 2020
This year we debunked dozens of online rumours and fake news stories. What happened next?
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The truth behind a βwokeβ Instagram network
Sat 28 Nov 2020
Instagram accounts pledging to do good via βbrand ambassadorsβ arenβt all that they seem.
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The roots of Donald Trumpβs βvoter fraudβ strategy
Sat 21 Nov 2020
Whatβs the real story behind allegations of fraud during the US presidential election?
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Doxxed and hacked In Hong Kong
Sat 14 Nov 2020
Whoβs behind the shady tactics targeting pro-democracy activists online?
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How to be a social media star⦠without the internet
Sat 7 Nov 2020
Whatβs it like chasing online fame in one of the least connected places on earth?
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Sex, monks and video fakes
Sat 31 Oct 2020
How Cambodiaβs top human rights activist was driven into exile by a state smear campaign.
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Help! My mum is a conspiracy influencer
Sat 24 Oct 2020
What would you do if one day your mum became a conspiracy theory influencer?
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Disinfo wars and the all-American βtroll farmβ
Sat 17 Oct 2020
An American writer was roped into a Russian disinformation campaign.
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QAnon and the rabbit hole election
Sat 10 Oct 2020
What impact will the QAnon conspiracy theory have on the upcoming US election?
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Did a state news agency troll its critics?
Sat 8 Aug 2020
Mexicoβs state news agency Notimex has been accused of sending online abuse to critics.
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Why do some influencers back bad products?
Sat 1 Aug 2020
From make-up to gadgets: exposing the dubious products on your Instagram feed.
