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.In this series, Why Do You Hate Me?, Marianna Spring delves into her inbox to investigate extraordinary cases o...
28 Feb 202428min
Why Do You Hate Me?: 4. I Received Online Death Threats And The Premier League Caught My Troll
The Premier League has told the BBC it’s fighting a rise in social media threats against both its players and their families, with a team dedicated to hunting down online trolls. The BBC’s Disinformat...
20 Feb 202428min
Why Do You Hate Me?: 3. Sadiq Khan: I Didn’t Say That!
Last November, a faked audio clip of London's mayor went viral. Marianna Spring talks to Sadiq Khan about the impact it had and tracks down it's suspected creator.The clip used artificial intelligence...
13 Feb 202428min
Why Do You Hate Me?: 2. I Believed Conspiracies About The Shooting I Survived
Marianna Spring talks to a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 about how posts on a social media account made him question an event he’d witnessed with his own eyesListen to more episod...
30 Jan 202428min
Why Do You Hate Me?: 1. I Regret Posting Online That I Was Madeleine McCann
When Julia Wandelt posted on social media that she believed she was Madeleine McCann, she became a lightning rod for online anger. In the first of a new series exploring extraordinary cases of online ...
30 Jan 202429min
Why Do You Hate Me?: Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me?
The online world can be a breeding ground for hate. But why do some people behave the way they do on social media? In each episode, the BBC's Disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Sp...
16 Jan 20242min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: Bonus: Irish Conspiracyland
Marianna travels to Dublin to investigate a court case unfolding against the Irish Light conspiracy theory newspaper. Edel Campbell and her lawyer have been targeted by an extreme campaign of abuse af...
6 Aug 202318min
Marianna in Conspiracyland 1: Bonus: Frontlines of Conspiracyland
In this bonus episode, the BBC’S International Editor Jeremy Bowen and Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring talk about their respective new podcasts: Frontlines of Journalism ...
4 Jul 202340min
