Disinformation
Digital Planet. AI captain to sail the Atlantic. Audio, 44 minutes
A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 20, Five Minutes. Audio, 29 minutes
Aleks Krotoski explores how quickly and easily misinformation can spread online.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. The 5G con that could make you sick. Audio, 27 minutes
Assignment investigates how bad science could be damaging people’s health
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Analysis. The Return of Reality? Audio, 28 minutes
What might the pandemic do for our sense of shared reality?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Beyond Today. Why would anyone spread lies about coronavirus? Audio, 19 minutes
The conspiracy theories surrounding the virus.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. Panic in Bulgaria. Audio, 26 minutes
“They’re coming for our children”: How fear of social workers has gripped Bulgaria
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Analysis. The New Censorship. Audio, 28 minutes
How censorship works in our information age.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 16, Snake Oil. Audio, 30 minutes
Aleks Krotoski explores why science is being drowned out by Snake Oil online.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Conspiracy Politics. Audio, 28 minutes
Are we living in a golden age of political conspiracy theories?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. The War for Normal. Audio, 28 minutes
How influencers are trying - and succeeding - in changing our world views
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. You Can Handle The Truth. Audio, 50 minutes
Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
More or Less. Economics of Overbooking. Audio, 26 minutes
Why airlines take a bet that you won't show for your flight.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Eye of the Storm. Airport bomb tweeter. Audio, 15 minutes
Fake bomb tweeter Paul Chambers tells Emma Barnett about the battle to clear his name.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
More or Less. How Deadly Is Ebola? Audio, 28 minutes
Tim Harford scrutinises claims made about the outbreak. Plus guide dogs, prisons and ATOS.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Unavailable
The Digital Human. Series 5, Whispers. Audio, 30 minutes
Aleks Krotoski asks if the the digital world has ushered in an age of misinformation.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 4, Fictions. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about bending the truth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 3, Mischief. Audio, 30 minutes
On April Fool's Day, Aleks examines if mischief is an essential part of the online world.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
