Trending Episodes Episode guide
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Med beds: Miracle cure or misinformation?
Why have 鈥榤ed beds鈥� taken off online and who is selling them?
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SafeMoon and the chaotic world of crypto
SafeMoon promised investors a trip to the moon but instead cost some their life savings.
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India鈥檚 anti-MLM movement
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
The collapse of a much-hyped business empire offers a warning to investors everywhere.
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The 'Alan MacMasters鈥� toaster hoax
The anatomy of a Wikipedia hoax about the inventor of the electrical toaster
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Roe v Wade: The next battle
成人快手 Trending investigates misinformation about abortion since Roe v Wade was overturned.
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Political influencers for hire 鈥� in Kenya
Meet the Kenyan influencers being offered cash for political messages.
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Can MrBeast help fix climate change?
Will the YouTuber's viral environmental campaigns make any actual difference?
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The strange story of QAnon in Japan
How did a bizarre US-based conspiracy theory lead to street protests around Japan?
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The misrule of Canada鈥檚 QAnon queen
The QAnon influencer whose 鈥渞oyal decrees鈥� are causing real life harm to her followers.
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Russian QAnon and the Ukraine dilemma
Why is QAnon attracting followers in Russia and why are many of them now falling silent?
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Has QAnon fuelled South Africa鈥檚 divisions?
The unlikely impact of a US-based conspiracy theory thousands of miles away in Africa.
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QAnon at the ballot box
A mysterious QAnon influencer has enlisted people to run for office across the US.
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India鈥檚 alt-right 'trads'
A movement of young Hindu nationalists takes inspiration from the American alt-right.
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The online boom in climate doom
Why is climate doom going viral and who is fighting the tide?
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Gaming Brazil's election
How will Brazil鈥檚 gaming community affect the upcoming presidential election?
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Confessions of an election troll in the Philippines
We hear from a troll from the Philippines - the "patient zero" of fake news.
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Tortured for tweeting?
A Ugandan satirist mocked the president鈥檚 son on Twitter. He says he was then tortured
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Ghana's free speech crackdown
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
Burmese soldiers are leaving the armed forces in droves 鈥� aided by social media
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War scams: The criminals exploiting conflict in Ukraine
Scammers are using emotionally charged tricks in a bid to steal online donations.
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Beirut blast: Looking for Eleni
The hunt for a missing woman in the aftermath of Lebanon鈥檚 darkest day.
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The Kenyans who help the world to cheat
The Kenyans escaping poverty by helping lazy foreigners to fake their academic work.
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The cops weaponising copyright
Could your favourite song be used to cover up the misdeeds of the police?
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Nesara: The financial fantasy ruining lives
The growing popularity of a conspiracy theory that predicts all debt will be cancelled.
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Who is TikTok鈥檚 masked vigilante?
Think you鈥檙e safe being an anonymous TikTok troll? Meet your worst nightmare.
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Anti-vaxxers only
The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.
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The TikTok news revolution
Why are more people getting their news from an app best known for dance videos?
