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Beirut blast: Looking for Eleni
The hunt for a missing woman in the aftermath of Lebanon’s darkest day.
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The Kenyans who help the world to cheat
The Kenyans escaping poverty by helping lazy foreigners to fake their academic work.
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The cops weaponising copyright
Could your favourite song be used to cover up the misdeeds of the police?
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Nesara: The financial fantasy ruining lives
The growing popularity of a conspiracy theory that predicts all debt will be cancelled.
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Who is TikTok’s masked vigilante?
Think you’re safe being an anonymous TikTok troll? Meet your worst nightmare.
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Anti-vaxxers only
The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.
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The TikTok news revolution
Why are more people getting their news from an app best known for dance videos?
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The anti-vax influencer plot that flopped
Who is behind a secret plot to pay social media stars to falsely discredit Covid vaccines?
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Votes, viruses, victims: 2020 in disinformation
This year we debunked dozens of online rumours and fake news stories. What happened next?
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The truth behind a ‘woke’ Instagram network
Instagram accounts pledging to do good via “brand ambassadors†aren’t all that they seem.
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The roots of Donald Trump’s ‘voter fraud’ strategy
What’s the real story behind allegations of fraud during the US presidential election?
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Doxxed and hacked In Hong Kong
Who’s behind the shady tactics targeting pro-democracy activists online?
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How to be a social media star… without the internet
What’s it like chasing online fame in one of the least connected places on earth?
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Sex, monks and video fakes
How Cambodia’s top human rights activist was driven into exile by a state smear campaign.
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Help! My mum is a conspiracy influencer
What would you do if one day your mum became a conspiracy theory influencer?
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Disinfo wars and the all-American ‘troll farm’
An American writer was roped into a Russian disinformation campaign.
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QAnon and the rabbit hole election
What impact will the QAnon conspiracy theory have on the upcoming US election?
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Did a state news agency troll its critics?
Mexico’s state news agency Notimex has been accused of sending online abuse to critics.
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Why do some influencers back bad products?
From make-up to gadgets: exposing the dubious products on your Instagram feed.
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QAnon and on and on
Why has a bizarre conspiracy theory surged in popularity during the global pandemic?
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The online heroes of the coronavirus pandemic
Meet the people dishing out good advice and sound facts about Covid-19.
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How to talk about conspiracy theories
How should you engage with someone edging towards conspiracy theories?
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Who spread the ‘5G coronavirus’ conspiracy theory?
Meet the man behind the absurd theory linking 5G, Covid-19 and billionaire Bill Gates.
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The scammers promising poison on Facebook
A deadly chemical seems to be for sale on Facebook - but is it really what it seems?
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Can viral videos stop police brutality?
George Floyd’s death was captured on camera. But can videos really stop police abuses?
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The children’s video game that turned toxic
How did a child’s game become a hotbed of abuse, bullying, racist and sexual content?
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Are Instagrammers ruining nature?
One man is naming and shaming influencers who trample nature to get that perfect photo.