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Trolled by a life coaching cult

A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.

• 20 mins

Who鈥檚 trolling successful Asian women?

High-profile Asian women are being targeted online, but who is behind the attacks?

• 19 mins

Venezuelan deepfakes and propaganda

Carl Miller delves into the tactics used by Venezuela to control the narrative online.

• 22 mins

The AI ghosts haunting TikTok

AI is being used to depict murdered children in a macabre TikTok video trend. But why?

• 21 mins

The germ deniers

Rachel Schraer investigates the people who don鈥檛 believe in germs.

• 19 mins

How to exit the manosphere

How can men escape being sucked into extreme misogynistic views online?

• 19 mins

TikTok frenzies

A deep dive into how the TikTok algorithm could be whipping up its users into frenzies.

• 20 mins

India's latest 'love trap'

Why are videos of 鈥榠nterfaith couples鈥� being harassed and attacked going viral in India?

• 19 mins

Inside America鈥檚 political battleground

Meet those involved in controversial groups on both sides of the US political spectrum.

• 22 mins

Trolled by a life coaching cult

A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.

• 20 mins

The Voice: conspiracies and Australia's referendum

How did Australia鈥檚 indigenous rights vote become a lightning rod for conspiracies?

• 21 mins

Exposing people smugglers

The people smugglers selling illegal routes out of Pakistan to Europe on social media.

• 19 mins

Serbia鈥檚 real life 鈥榖ots鈥�

Is Serbia鈥檚 ruling party running a 'bot army'?

• 19 mins

Crude fakes in Uganda

Who's harassing Ugandan climate activists using fake accounts?

• 20 mins

The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal

How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal

• 18 mins

The disinformation war in the Middle East

An online propaganda battle is raging alongside the war between Israel and Hamas.

• 20 mins

Fear and conspiracies in Las Vegas

How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories

• 19 mins

The new fight for land rights

How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.

• 18 mins

Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?

Is social media being used to surveil and suppress debate in Tunisia?

• 19 mins

The anti-vax candidate?

Will Robert F Kennedy Jr鈥檚 views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?

• 20 mins

Long Covid: Think yourself well?

麻豆约拍 Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online.

• 18 mins

Love and deception in the age of AI

How is AI redefining love on Tinder?

• 19 mins

Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers鈥� protests?

A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who's the man behind it?

• 20 mins

The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial

How a Kenyan farmer became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa

• 18 mins

Colombia鈥檚 guerrilla recruitment video problem

Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.

• 17 mins

Trending is moving to the Documentary Podcast

New episodes of Trending can be found in the 麻豆约拍 World Service's Documentary Podcast

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The American pushing Russian disinformation

An American ex-cop living in Moscow is pumping out messages targeting American voters

• 17 mins

Scammed by the fake Chinese police

The con men who threaten to extradite their victims to China if you don鈥檛 pay 鈥渂ail鈥�

• 17 mins

The scammers who make you kidnap yourself

Why are criminals tricking Chinese foreign students into faking their own kidnapping?

• 17 mins

Can we live without our phones?

Marianna Spring investigates the impact of social media on teens.

• 17 mins