Trending Episodes Episode guide
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Love and deception in the age of AI
How is AI redefining love on Tinder?
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Long Covid: Think yourself well?
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online.
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The anti-vax candidate?
Will Robert F Kennedy Jr’s views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?
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Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?
Is social media being used to surveil and suppress debate in Tunisia?
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The new fight for land rights
How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.
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Fear and conspiracies in Las Vegas
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
An online propaganda battle is raging alongside the war between Israel and Hamas.
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The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal
How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal
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Crude fakes in Uganda
Who's harassing Ugandan climate activists using fake accounts?
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Serbia’s real life ‘bots’
Is Serbia’s ruling party running a 'bot army'?
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Exposing people smugglers
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
How did Australia’s indigenous rights vote become a lightning rod for conspiracies?
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Trolled by a life coaching cult
A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.
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Inside America’s political battleground
Meet those involved in controversial groups on both sides of the US political spectrum.
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India's latest 'love trap'
Why are videos of ‘interfaith couples’ being harassed and attacked going viral in India?
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TikTok frenzies
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
How can men escape being sucked into extreme misogynistic views online?
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The germ deniers
Rachel Schraer investigates the people who don’t believe in germs.
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The AI ghosts haunting TikTok
AI is being used to depict murdered children in a macabre TikTok video trend. But why?
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Venezuelan deepfakes and propaganda
Carl Miller delves into the tactics used by Venezuela to control the narrative online.
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Who’s trolling successful Asian women?
High-profile Asian women are being targeted online, but who is behind the attacks?
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Trolled by a life coaching cult
A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.
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Ghouling: The trolls targeting bereaved people
A viral anti-vax conspiracy theory is seized on by trolls to harass bereaved people
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Brazil’s real life trolls
Dangerous disinformation and trolling in Brazil have rocked the country's democracy.
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Twitter ‘ninjas’ against climate denial
Meet the internet vigilantes standing up to climate-denying trolls on Twitter.
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Myanmar’s digital battleground
Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online.
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Elon Musk's Twitter storm
How is Elon Musk’s ownership transforming Twitter?
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How humanitarian crises are exploited online
We investigate the money-making schemes that spring up in the wake of conflict.
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Cash for conspiracy theories
What’s the best way to stop people making money from harmful conspiracy theories?
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Akon’s Wakanda and a crumbling crypto dream
Will Akon’s plans for a futuristic ‘crypto-city’ ever happen?