India’s alt-right 'trads'

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

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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’s 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?

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The misrule of Canada’s QAnon queen

The QAnon influencer whose “royal decrees” are causing real life harm to her followers.

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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 – in Kenya

Meet the Kenyan influencers being offered cash for political messages.

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Roe v Wade: The next battle

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

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The 'Alan MacMasters’ toaster hoax

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

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The influencer and the insider: Chinmark's demise

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

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India’s 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.

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Med beds: Miracle cure or misinformation?

Why have ‘med beds’ taken off online and who is selling them?

• 26 mins

Akon’s Wakanda and a crumbling crypto dream

Will Akon’s plans for a futuristic ‘crypto-city’ ever happen?

• 31 mins

Cash for conspiracy theories

What’s 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’s ownership transforming Twitter?

• 20 mins

Myanmar’s digital battleground

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

• 21 mins

Twitter ‘ninjas’ against climate denial

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

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Brazil’s 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.

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Who’s 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

The germ deniers

Rachel Schraer investigates the people who don’t believe in germs.

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How to exit the manosphere

How can men escape being sucked into extreme misogynistic views online?

• 19 mins

TikTok frenzies

A deep dive into how the TikTok algorithm could be whipping up its users into frenzies.

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India's latest 'love trap'

Why are videos of ‘interfaith couples’ being harassed and attacked going viral in India?

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