Iran: Woman, life, surveillance
We speak to women targeted by the Iranian government after posting on social media
21 Sep 2024,17 mins
Can we live without our phones?
Marianna Spring investigates the impact of social media on teens.
14 Sep 2024,17 mins
The scammers who make you kidnap yourself
Why are criminals tricking Chinese foreign students into faking their own kidnapping?
13 Jul 2024,17 mins
The woman who built an 'aidbot'
BBC Trending speaks to the Lebanese engineer harnessing WhatsApp to deliver aid.
11 Jan 2025,17 mins
The American pushing Russian disinformation
An American ex-cop living in Moscow is pumping out messages targeting American voters
29 Jun 2024,17 mins
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New episodes of Trending can be found in the BBC World Service's Documentary Podcast
27 Jun 2024,1 min
Colombia’s guerrilla recruitment video problem
Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.
22 Jun 2024,17 mins
The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial
How a Kenyan farmer became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa
15 Jun 2024,18 mins
Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers’ protests?
A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who's the man behind it?
08 Jun 2024,20 mins
Love and deception in the age of AI
How is AI redefining love on Tinder?
01 Jun 2024,19 mins
Long Covid: Think yourself well?
BBC Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online.
25 May 2024,18 mins
The anti-vax candidate?
Will Robert F Kennedy Jr’s views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?
02 Mar 2024,20 mins
Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?
Is social media being used to surveil and suppress debate in Tunisia?
24 Feb 2024,19 mins
The new fight for land rights
How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.
17 Feb 2024,18 mins
Fear and conspiracies in Las Vegas
How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories
10 Feb 2024,19 mins,
The disinformation war in the Middle East
An online propaganda battle is raging alongside the war between Israel and Hamas.
03 Feb 2024,20 mins,
The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal
How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal
27 Jan 2024,18 mins
Crude fakes in Uganda
Who's harassing Ugandan climate activists using fake accounts?
20 Jan 2024,20 mins
Serbia’s real life ‘bots’
Is Serbia’s ruling party running a 'bot army'?
13 Jan 2024,19 mins
Exposing people smugglers
The people smugglers selling illegal routes out of Pakistan to Europe on social media.
28 Oct 2023,19 mins
The Voice: conspiracies and Australia's referendum
How did Australia’s indigenous rights vote become a lightning rod for conspiracies?
21 Oct 2023,21 mins
Trolled by a life coaching cult
A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.
14 Oct 2023,20 mins,
Inside America’s political battleground
Meet those involved in controversial groups on both sides of the US political spectrum.
07 Oct 2023,22 mins
India's latest 'love trap'
Why are videos of ‘interfaith couples’ being harassed and attacked going viral in India?
30 Sep 2023,19 mins
TikTok frenzies
A deep dive into how the TikTok algorithm could be whipping up its users into frenzies.
23 Sep 2023,20 mins,
How to exit the manosphere
How can men escape being sucked into extreme misogynistic views online?
16 Sep 2023,19 mins,
The germ deniers
Rachel Schraer investigates the people who don’t believe in germs.
09 Sep 2023,19 mins
The AI ghosts haunting TikTok
AI is being used to depict murdered children in a macabre TikTok video trend. But why?
02 Sep 2023,21 mins,
Venezuelan deepfakes and propaganda
Carl Miller delves into the tactics used by Venezuela to control the narrative online.
20 May 2023,22 mins
Who’s trolling successful Asian women?
High-profile Asian women are being targeted online, but who is behind the attacks?
13 May 2023,19 mins

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