Podcast Episodes

2. I Believed Conspiracies About The Shooting I Survived

Season 5 Episode 2

Marianna Spring talks to a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 about how posts on a social media account made him question an event he’d witnessed with his own eyes

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

1. I Regret Posting Online That I Was Madeleine McCann

Season 5 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, 8 months ago

Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me?

Season 5 Episode 1

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 S…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me?

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, 8 months ago

Introducing....Why Do You Hate Me?

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, 8 months ago

Introducing The Cows Are Mad

The Covid-19 pandemic has been one of the weirdest things any of us has lived through. But there was another sickness that once stalked the nation and turned things very strange for a while.

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Bonus: Irish Conspiracyland

Season 4 Episode 13

Marianna travels to Dublin to investigate a court case unfolding against the Irish Light conspiracy theory newspaper. Edel Campbell and her lawyer have been targeted by an extreme campaign of abuse a…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Bonus: Frontlines of Conspiracyland

Season 4 Episode 12

In this bonus episode, the BBC’S International Editor Jeremy Bowen and Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring talk about their respective new podcasts: Frontlines of Journalism…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

10. A Risk That’s Impossible To Ignore

Season 4 Episode 10

What will happen next in Conspiracyland? In the final episode, Marianna is back where she started, in the Devon town of Totnes. With the help of locals, she makes sense of the legacy left by the cons…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

9. People Like Us

Season 4 Episode 9

Do you know someone who’s fallen down the rabbit hole? During the investigation, Marianna’s inbox has been filled with messages from people sharing their stories about those they know and love who’ve…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago