Podcast Episodes

3. The Fable of the Pikesville Clip: ‘I’ve been burnt by the fire once, so I’ll think twice before posting’

Season 6 Episode 4

A headteacher at a school in small American suburb of Baltimore was a prominent member of the local community. But many in the neighbourhood turned on Principal Eric Eiswert, after an audio clip emer…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

2. Counting The Threats: 'I just work in IT – why am I getting threats from election deniers?'

Season 6 Episode 3

What are the real-world consequences of the belief that almost anything and everything can be staged or rigged – from assassination attempts to elections? In Why Do You Hate Me? USA, BBC disinforma…

Published on 1 year ago

1. Wild Thoughts: 'I hate Trump, she likes him – we both think he staged assassination attempts'

Season 6 Episode 2

Meet Camille and ‘Wild Mother’. Both women love nature, animals, and the outdoors. Both women also believe the assassination attempts on Donald Trump were staged – but have very different political v…

Published on 1 year ago

Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me? USA

Season 6 Episode 1

For the second series of BBC Radio 4’s Why Do You Hate Me, disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring heads to the USA. She investigates the social media backdrop to the presidenti…

Published on 1 year ago

Welcome to Conspiracyland

Season 6 Episode 1

This is the new home of Marianna Spring's social media and disinformation investigations for BBC Radio 4. Listen back to Death by Conspiracy, War on Truth, Disaster Trolls, Conspiracyland and Why Do …

Published on 1 year ago

5. I Went Inside The World Of The Trolled And The Troll

Season 5 Episode 5

Marianna investigates online abuse targeting Eni Aluko and tracks down one of her trolls.

In this series, Why Do You Hate Me?, Marianna Spring delves into her inbox to investigate extraordinary cases …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

4. I Received Online Death Threats And The Premier League Caught My Troll

Season 5 Episode 4

The Premier League has told the BBC it’s fighting a rise in social media threats against both its players and their families, with a team dedicated to hunting down online trolls. The BBC’s Disinforma…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

3. Sadiq Khan: I Didn’t Say That!

Season 5 Episode 3

Last November, a faked audio clip of London's mayor went viral. Marianna Spring talks to Sadiq Khan about the impact it had and tracks down it's suspected creator.

The clip used artificial intelligenc…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Why Do You Hate Me? Episode 1

When Julia Wandelt posted on social media that she believed she was Madeleine McCann, she became a lightning rod for online anger. In the first of a new series exploring extraordinary cases of online…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Coming up on… Why Do You Hate Me?

Season 5 Episode 3

The online world can be a breeding ground for hate. But why do some people behave the way they do on social media?

In each episode, the BBC's Disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spr…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago