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The two faces of Robert F Kennedy Jr
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World
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2 March
Ugandan internet propaganda network exposed by the BBC
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Africa
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21 January
Going undercover to reveal people smugglers' tactics
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Asia
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28 October 2023
'I'm paid to tweet state propaganda'
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26 May 2023
Is this anti-vaxxer the next Alex Jones?
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4 May 2023
The 'ninjas' fighting climate denial on Twitter
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16 April 2023
How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists
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Africa
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2 March 2023
Scammers profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake
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Europe
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14 February 2023
Lured into India's get-rich-quick selling schemes
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India
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27 January 2023
The code word used to invite protesters to a riot
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10 January 2023
The truth about a miracle cure that doesn’t exist
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27 December 2022
Akon’s Wakanda, grazing goats and a crypto dream
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Africa
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24 December 2022
Oh crumbs! The online toaster hoax that went undiscovered for years
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Long Reads
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19 November 2022
Did misinformation fan the flames in Leicester?
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BBC Trending
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25 September 2022
How to talk to a climate change denier
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BBC Trending
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24 July 2022
The truth behind the chemtrails conspiracy theory
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BBC Trending
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23 July 2022
What's the truth behind shopping centre attack claims?
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Reality Check
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28 June 2022
Meet the people fighting climate doomism
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23 May 2022
How Buffalo fits the new pattern of far-right terror
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17 May 2022
'My picture was used to spread lies about the war'
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17 May 2022
The stolen faces pushing pro-Putin propaganda
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BBC Trending
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10 May 2022
'Politicians hire me to spread fake stories'
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8 May 2022
How Myanmar’s soldiers are deserting the army
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1 May 2022
Did climate deniers really fool top scientists?
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26 April 2022