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Disaster Deniers: Hunting the Trolls
As US conspiracist Alex Jones is ordered to pay nearly $1bn to families of the Sandy Hook shooting after claiming the attack was a hoax, Marianna Spring investigates 'disaster trolls' in the UK.
Panorama investigates how survivors of major terror attacks are hounded and abused by conspiracy theorists who claim they are 'crisis actors'. US conspiracist Alex Jones has just been ordered to pay nearly $1bn to families of the Sandy Hook school shooting after claiming the attack was a hoax. Now the BBC’s disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring hunts the disaster trolls who target survivors of terror attacks in the UK and reveals new research about the popularity of these beliefs.
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Sat 5 Nov 202201:05
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Marianna Spring |
| Director | Alys Cummings |
| Producer | Alys Cummings |
| Executive Producer | Tom Stone |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
Mon 31 Oct 202220:00BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more- Mon 31 Oct 202222:40BBC One Northern Ireland HD, Northern Ireland, Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 31 Oct 202223:50BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
Wed 2 Nov 202203:30BBC News UK HD & UK only- Fri 4 Nov 202203:30BBC News UK HD & UK only
- Sat 5 Nov 202201:05
