Why Do You Hate Me?: 1. I Regret Posting Online That I Was Madeleine McCann
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 ...
30 Jan 202429min
Why Do You Hate Me?: 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 Sp...
16 Jan 20242min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: Bonus: Irish Conspiracyland
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 af...
6 Aug 202318min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: Bonus: Frontlines of Conspiracyland
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 ...
4 Jul 202340min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: 10. A Risk That’s Impossible To Ignore
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 consp...
30 Jun 202313min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: 9. People Like Us
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 ...
30 Jun 202314min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: 8. The Science Of Conspiracy
Could people in the UK conspiracy theory movement ever become violent? Returning to the UK, BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring meets possibly the only person outside of ...
28 Jun 202313min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: 7. After An Attempted Coup
What can the UK learn from Germany? In Berlin, BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring meets a whistleblower who stopped writing for a conspiracy theory newspaper in his coun...
26 Jun 202314min
