Disinformation

Analysis. The Return of Reality? Audio, 28 minutes
What might the pandemic do for our sense of shared reality?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Beyond Today. Why would anyone spread lies about coronavirus? Audio, 19 minutes
The conspiracy theories surrounding the virus.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. Panic in Bulgaria. Audio, 26 minutes
“They’re coming for our children”: How fear of social workers has gripped Bulgaria
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Misinformation Virus. Audio, 37 minutes
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Analysis. The New Censorship. Audio, 28 minutes
How censorship works in our information age.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 16, Snake Oil. Audio, 30 minutes
Aleks Krotoski explores why science is being drowned out by Snake Oil online.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Analysis. Conspiracy Politics. Audio, 28 minutes
Are we living in a golden age of political conspiracy theories?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Analysis. The War for Normal. Audio, 28 minutes
How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
What Happened Last Night in Sweden? Audio, 28 minutes
Ruth Alexander looks at the rise in violent crime in Sweden.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. You Can Handle The Truth. Audio, 50 minutes
Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
More or Less. Economics of Overbooking. Audio, 26 minutes
Why airlines take a bet that you won't show for your flight.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Sandy Hook Deniers. Audio, 30 minutes
The conspiracy theorists who say the Sandy Hook mass shooting never happened.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Eye of the Storm. Airport bomb tweeter. Audio, 15 minutes
Fake bomb tweeter Paul Chambers tells Emma Barnett about the battle to clear his name.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
The Essential. BBC Trending: Hillary Clinton’s ‘Body Double’ Audio, 6 minutes
Meet Hillary Clinton’s lookalike – the woman at the heart of a fake conspiracy.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Essential. The Why Factor: Fear vs Fact. Audio, 6 minutes
Are we living in an age where messages of fear dominate and the truth goes unheard?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
All Fair in War: A History of Military Deception. Episode 4. Audio, 14 minutes
Ben Macintyre looks at how spies and double-agents can turn the tide of battle (4 of 5)
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
More or Less. How Deadly Is Ebola? Audio, 28 minutes
Tim Harford scrutinises claims made about the outbreak. Plus guide dogs, prisons and ATOS.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 5, Whispers. Audio, 30 minutes
Aleks Krotoski asks if the the digital world has ushered in an age of misinformation.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 4, Fictions. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about bending the truth.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 3, Mischief. Audio, 30 minutes
On April Fool's Day, Aleks examines if mischief is an essential part of the online world.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
HIV/AIDS The Facts. HIV/AIDS Myths. Audio, 13 minutes
Exploding the incorrect myths and misconceptions around the world about HIV/AIDS
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Pros and Cons of the Online World. Audio, 27 minutes
Good or bad, the internet is growing too fast to be controlled
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year