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The story behind your social media feed.
BBC,·67 episodes
Episode 1 of Top Comment is here.
20 Feb 2026,·31 mins,·
We talk through the stories behind your social media feed.
19 Feb 2026,·1 min
1. The Dove and the Pigeon
What Happened to Paloma?
30 Jun 2025,·32 mins,·
2. Conspiracyland at home
Could the answer lie in the past?
07 Jul 2025,·29 mins,·
3. Down the cancer conspiracy rabbit hole
What are patients seeing on social media?
14 Jul 2025,·30 mins,·
4. The Archaeologists
Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation?
21 Jul 2025,·22 mins
5. A collective immune system
Can people fight back against medical misinformation?
28 Jul 2025,·24 mins,·
6. The Inquest
Can coroners' courts cope with conspiracy?
02 Oct 2025,·29 mins
Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me? USA
Marianna Spring investigates the online phenomena that could influence the election.
14 Sep 2024,·3 mins
1. Wild Thoughts: 'I hate Trump, she likes him – we both think he staged assassination attempts'
How do two people with different politics end up believing similar conspiracy theories?
23 Sep 2024,·28 mins,·
2. Counting The Threats: 'I just work in IT – why am I getting threats from election deniers?'
Inside the election centre where workers face threats and abuse ahead of the 2024 vote.
30 Sep 2024,·28 mins,·
3. The Fable of the Pikesville Clip: ‘I’ve been burnt by the fire once, so I’ll think twice before posting’
A clip that divided and convinced a community – and what it could mean for the election.
07 Oct 2024,·28 mins,·
4. Doxxed and Blocked: ‘We’re distressed about war in the Middle East and now trolls are after us.'
The social media tactic harming and further polarising people.
14 Oct 2024,·28 mins,·
5. Fandom Frenzies: Who’s afraid of little old us?
How are the Swifties impacting the vote?
21 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me?
Marianna Spring investigates different extraordinary cases of online hate.
11 Jan 2024,·2 mins
1. I Regret Posting Online That I Was Madeleine McCann
The woman who went viral for claiming to be Madeleine McCann explains her motives
31 Jan 2024,·29 mins,·
2. I Believed Conspiracies About The Shooting I Survived
How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories
07 Feb 2024,·28 mins,·
3. Sadiq Khan: I Didn’t Say That!
How faked audio of London's mayor inflamed hate on social media and tensions offline.
14 Feb 2024,·28 mins,·
4. I Received Online Death Threats And The Premier League Caught My Troll
How a Premier League unit tracked down the troll who threatened the player and his family.
21 Feb 2024,·28 mins
5. I Went Inside The World Of The Trolled And The Troll
Marianna investigates online abuse targeting Eni Aluko and tracks down one of her trolls.
28 Feb 2024,·28 mins
Introducing... Marianna in Conspiracyland
What happened to the people who fell down the rabbit hole?
05 Jun 2023,·4 mins
1. Entering Conspiracyland
What’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes?
12 Jun 2023,·14 mins,·
2. Down The Rabbit Hole
What do those in the movement believe? And why?
3. Trestle Tables for Truth
Where does all the anger come from?
12 Jun 2023,·15 mins,·
4. The Conspiracy Theory Newspaper
Who is the man behind The Light?
12 Jun 2023,·13 mins
5. Follow The Money
Who is funding this conspiracy theory newspaper?
6. German Conspiracyland
Why are journalists being attacked in Germany?
12 Jun 2023,·12 mins
7. After An Attempted Coup
What can the UK learn from Germany?
8. The Science Of Conspiracy
Could people in the UK conspiracy theory movement ever become violent?
9. People Like Us
Do you know someone who’s fallen down the rabbit hole?
12 Jun 2023,·14 mins
