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Marianna in Conspiracyland

The home of Marianna Spring's social media and disinformation investigations for BBC Radio 4, with new series "Marianna in Conspiracyland 2".

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Marianna in Conspiracyland 2
1. The Dove and the Pigeon
What Happened to Paloma?
30 Jun 2025,32 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2
2. Conspiracyland at home
Could the answer lie in the past?
07 Jul 2025,29 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2
3. Down the cancer conspiracy rabbit hole
What are patients seeing on social media?
14 Jul 2025,30 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2
4. The Archaeologists
Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation?
21 Jul 2025,22 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2
5. A collective immune system
Can people fight back against medical misinformation?
28 Jul 2025,24 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2
6. The Inquest
Can coroners' courts cope with conspiracy?
02 Oct 2025,29 mins
Why Do You Hate Me? USA
Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me? USA
Marianna Spring investigates the online phenomena that could influence the election.
14 Sep 2024,3 mins
Why Do You Hate Me? USA
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,
Why Do You Hate Me? USA
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,
Why Do You Hate Me? USA
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,
Why Do You Hate Me? USA
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,
Why Do You Hate Me? USA
5. Fandom Frenzies: Who’s afraid of little old us?
How are the Swifties impacting the vote?
21 Oct 2024,28 mins
Why Do You Hate Me?
Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me?
Marianna Spring investigates different extraordinary cases of online hate.
11 Jan 2024,2 mins
Why Do You Hate Me?
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,
Why Do You Hate Me?
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,
Why Do You Hate Me?
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,
Why Do You Hate Me?
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
Why Do You Hate Me?
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
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
Introducing... Marianna in Conspiracyland
What happened to the people who fell down the rabbit hole?
05 Jun 2023,4 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
1. Entering Conspiracyland
What’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes?
12 Jun 2023,14 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
2. Down The Rabbit Hole
What do those in the movement believe? And why?
12 Jun 2023,14 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
3. Trestle Tables for Truth
Where does all the anger come from?
12 Jun 2023,15 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
4. The Conspiracy Theory Newspaper
Who is the man behind The Light?
12 Jun 2023,13 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
5. Follow The Money
Who is funding this conspiracy theory newspaper?
12 Jun 2023,13 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
6. German Conspiracyland
Why are journalists being attacked in Germany?
12 Jun 2023,12 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
7. After An Attempted Coup
What can the UK learn from Germany?
12 Jun 2023,14 mins,
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
8. The Science Of Conspiracy
Could people in the UK conspiracy theory movement ever become violent?
12 Jun 2023,13 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
9. People Like Us
Do you know someone who’s fallen down the rabbit hole?
12 Jun 2023,14 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
10. A Risk That’s Impossible To Ignore
What will happen next in Conspiracyland?
12 Jun 2023,13 mins
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1
Bonus: Frontlines of Conspiracyland
What are the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth?
04 Jul 2023,40 mins