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Ghouling: The trolls targeting bereaved people

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending investigates the anti-vax conspiracy film Died Suddenly and what its impact has been – on the people who believe its message, and on bereaved families being trolled.

Since the Covid vaccines were rolled out, a trend has sprung up – of accounts online linking virtually any death or illness, of a celebrity, athlete or ordinary person, to the shots without any evidence. A conspiracy theory film called Died Suddenly released last year appears to have supercharged this practice- termed β€œghouling”. ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending investigates how far the Died Suddenly film has spread and what its impact has been – on the people who believe its message, and on bereaved families being trolled. We speak to Stew Peters, the film-maker behind the film, and challenge him on the misleading claims he is spreading.
Presenter: Rachel Schraer
Reporter: Mike Wendling
Editor: Flora Carmichael

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