麻豆社

Tortured for tweeting?

A Ugandan satirist mocked the president鈥檚 son on Twitter. He says he was then tortured

• 18 mins

Confessions of an election troll in the Philippines

We hear from a troll from the Philippines - the "patient zero" of fake news.

• 18 mins

Gaming Brazil's election

How will Brazil鈥檚 gaming community affect the upcoming presidential election?

• 21 mins

The online boom in climate doom

Why is climate doom going viral and who is fighting the tide?

• 19 mins

India鈥檚 alt-right 'trads'

A movement of young Hindu nationalists takes inspiration from the American alt-right.

• 20 mins

QAnon at the ballot box

A mysterious QAnon influencer has enlisted people to run for office across the US.

• 26 mins

Has QAnon fuelled South Africa鈥檚 divisions?

The unlikely impact of a US-based conspiracy theory thousands of miles away in Africa.

• 24 mins

Russian QAnon and the Ukraine dilemma

Why is QAnon attracting followers in Russia and why are many of them now falling silent?

• 24 mins

The misrule of Canada鈥檚 QAnon queen

The QAnon influencer whose 鈥渞oyal decrees鈥� are causing real life harm to her followers.

• 24 mins

The strange story of QAnon in Japan

How did a bizarre US-based conspiracy theory lead to street protests around Japan?

• 25 mins

Can MrBeast help fix climate change?

Will the YouTuber's viral environmental campaigns make any actual difference?

• 25 mins

Political influencers for hire 鈥� in Kenya

Meet the Kenyan influencers being offered cash for political messages.

• 24 mins

Roe v Wade: The next battle

麻豆社 Trending investigates misinformation about abortion since Roe v Wade was overturned.

• 26 mins

The 'Alan MacMasters鈥� toaster hoax

The anatomy of a Wikipedia hoax about the inventor of the electrical toaster

• 26 mins

The influencer and the insider: Chinmark's demise

The collapse of a much-hyped business empire offers a warning to investors everywhere.

• 24 mins

India鈥檚 anti-MLM movement

People are being lured with false promises into direct selling - who will fight back?

• 24 mins

SafeMoon and the chaotic world of crypto

SafeMoon promised investors a trip to the moon but instead cost some their life savings.

• 24 mins

Med beds: Miracle cure or misinformation?

Why have 鈥榤ed beds鈥� taken off online and who is selling them?

• 26 mins

Akon鈥檚 Wakanda and a crumbling crypto dream

Will Akon鈥檚 plans for a futuristic 鈥榗rypto-city鈥� ever happen?

• 31 mins

Cash for conspiracy theories

What鈥檚 the best way to stop people making money from harmful conspiracy theories?

• 24 mins

How humanitarian crises are exploited online

We investigate the money-making schemes that spring up in the wake of conflict.

• 24 mins

Elon Musk's Twitter storm

How is Elon Musk鈥檚 ownership transforming Twitter?

• 20 mins

Myanmar鈥檚 digital battleground

Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online.

• 21 mins

Twitter 鈥榥injas鈥� against climate denial

Meet the internet vigilantes standing up to climate-denying trolls on Twitter.

• 20 mins

Brazil鈥檚 real life trolls

Dangerous disinformation and trolling in Brazil have rocked the country's democracy.

• 20 mins

Ghouling: The trolls targeting bereaved people

A viral anti-vax conspiracy theory is seized on by trolls to harass bereaved people

• 19 mins

Trolled by a life coaching cult

A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.

• 20 mins

Who鈥檚 trolling successful Asian women?

High-profile Asian women are being targeted online, but who is behind the attacks?

• 19 mins

Venezuelan deepfakes and propaganda

Carl Miller delves into the tactics used by Venezuela to control the narrative online.

• 22 mins

The AI ghosts haunting TikTok

AI is being used to depict murdered children in a macabre TikTok video trend. But why?

• 21 mins