Disinformation

How Russell Brand built his YouTube audience on half-truths
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UK
Posted
21 September 2023
Google says political ads must disclose use of AI
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Technology
Posted
7 September 2023
Laser beams and other Hawaii fire conspiracy theories
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US & Canada
Posted
16 August 2023
Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India
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India
Posted
11 August 2023
Yandex founder slams Russia's 'barbaric' war
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Europe
Posted
10 August 2023
Are Wagner mercenaries operating in Niger?
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Africa
Posted
9 August 2023
Woman sues over false claim vaccine killed her son
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Europe
Posted
6 August 2023
5 Minutes On. The mother on Ukraine's frontline. Audio, 6 minutes
Meet Ukrainian markswoman Adriana, who has become a prime target for Russian propaganda.
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BBC News
Available for over a year
‘Russia said I was dead’ – voices of Ukraine’s front-line women
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Europe
Posted
2 August 2023
False claims that heatwave is bogus spread online
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Science & Environment
Posted
28 July 2023
Twitter blue tick accounts fuel Ukraine misinformation
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Europe
Posted
9 July 2023
Frontlines of Journalism. Frontlines of Conspiracyland. Audio, 40 minutes
What are the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Wiki Wars. Audio, 28 minutes
Tech journalist Lara Lewington looks into information battles played out on Wikipedia.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
False posts about French riots spread online
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Europe
Posted
3 July 2023
The climate change-denying TikTok post that won't go away
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Technology
Posted
30 June 2023
Misinformation v disinformation: What’s the difference?
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
15 June 2023
5 Minutes On. Marianna in Conspiracyland. Audio, 6 minutes
Marianna Spring takes us down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole for her new podcast.
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BBC News
Available for over a year
Inside the UK’s conspiracy theory paper that shares violence and hate
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UK
Posted
11 June 2023
War crimes evidence erased by social media firms
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Technology
Posted
1 June 2023
Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU fake news code
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Europe
Posted
27 May 2023
'I'm paid to tweet state propaganda'
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BBC Trending
Posted
26 May 2023
Explaining the 'how' - the launch of BBC Verify
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UK
Posted
22 May 2023
Is this anti-vaxxer the next Alex Jones?
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BBC Trending
Posted
4 May 2023