In-depth reporting on the world of social media
World Service,·467 episodes
8. Russia’s climate scepticism problem
How did climate change scepticism go mainstream in Russia?
11 Dec 2021,·22 mins
7. The truth behind Saudi’s eco-city
Saudi Arabia says it’s going green. But will the reality live up to the rhetoric?
04 Dec 2021,·22 mins
6. How bad information polluted the climate debate
Unearthing the truth behind some of the biggest pieces of climate change disinformation
27 Nov 2021,·21 mins
5. ‘We fight climate denial on Wikipedia’
Has Wikipedia won its long-running fight against climate change denial and bad science?
20 Nov 2021,·19 mins
4. From Covid conspiracy to climate change denial
A movement infected with pandemic conspiracies is now peddling climate change falsehoods
13 Nov 2021,·18 mins
3. The good science of ‘bad Brazilians’
Do Brazilian leaders really believe in fighting climate change?
06 Nov 2021,·20 mins
2. Big oil in the dock
Is the fossil fuel industry misleading the public about its role in climate change?
30 Oct 2021,·18 mins
1. The 'd-words' v the planet
Could disinformation and denial sabotage the fight to prevent runaway climate change?
23 Oct 2021,·17 mins
The hunt for a missing woman in the aftermath of Lebanon’s darkest day.
11 Sep 2021,·18 mins
The Kenyans escaping poverty by helping lazy foreigners to fake their academic work.
04 Sep 2021,·19 mins
Could your favourite song be used to cover up the misdeeds of the police?
28 Aug 2021,·18 mins
The growing popularity of a conspiracy theory that predicts all debt will be cancelled.
21 Aug 2021,·19 mins
Think you’re safe being an anonymous TikTok troll? Meet your worst nightmare.
14 Aug 2021,·17 mins
The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.
07 Aug 2021,·18 mins
Why are more people getting their news from an app best known for dance videos?
31 Jul 2021,·17 mins
Who is behind a secret plot to pay social media stars to falsely discredit Covid vaccines?
24 Jul 2021,·18 mins
How anti-vax went viral
How did the anti-vaccine movement explode online during the course of the pandemic?
20 Mar 2021,·20 mins
France’s misinformation fight
Meet the people behind a disinformation battle raging in France.
27 Mar 2021,·19 mins
South Africa's imported 'infodemic'
Meet the female scientists battling misinformation and online propaganda.
03 Apr 2021,·17 mins
Targeting Germany’s youth
Germany’s Querdenken movement opposes vaccines. Now it’s recruiting children.
10 Apr 2021,·24 mins
One woman’s escape from the rabbit hole
How Catherine fell for conspiracy theories - until she turned her scepticism around.
17 Apr 2021,·27 mins
The rise of India’s ‘Covid quack’
India is struggling with Covid – and one man’s dodgy ideas aren’t helping.
24 Apr 2021,·27 mins
Brazil’s bubble of bad information
Why are some Brazilians unable to check information they receive via chat apps?
01 May 2021,·20 mins
Vaccine heroes fight back
The pandemic isn’t over – but there are signs that science is beating anti-vaccine lies.
08 May 2021,·18 mins
This year we debunked dozens of online rumours and fake news stories. What happened next?
25 Dec 2020,·53 mins
Instagram accounts pledging to do good via “brand ambassadors” aren’t all that they seem.
28 Nov 2020,·17 mins
What’s the real story behind allegations of fraud during the US presidential election?
21 Nov 2020,·17 mins
Who’s behind the shady tactics targeting pro-democracy activists online?
14 Nov 2020,·17 mins
What’s it like chasing online fame in one of the least connected places on earth?
07 Nov 2020,·17 mins
How Cambodia’s top human rights activist was driven into exile by a state smear campaign.
31 Oct 2020,·17 mins
