Marianna in Conspiracyland

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The home of Marianna Spring's social media and disinformation investigations for BBC Radio 4.

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Introducing... Marianna in Conspiracyland

What happened to the people who fell down the rabbit hole into a world of conspiracy theories? How far have they fallen – and how far will they go? In this 10-part series, the BBC’s Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring investigates the legacy left by the rise in conspiracy movements in the UK and the media machine at its heart. The movement's followers hold a range of different beliefs – which many would never act on - but there are others whose views seem to be becoming more radical. Marianna exposes how radical they have become and how action is spilling offline. At the extreme end, we’ve seen conspiracy-theory driven riots at the US Capitol and a coup-attempt foiled in Germany. But what’s happening in the UK? Host: Marianna Spring Series producer: Emma Close Producers: Philip Marzouk, Olivia Lace-Evans Producer for BBC Radio 4 podcasts: Nathan Jones Senior news editor: Sam Bonham Commissioner: Rhian Roberts

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Her mum is a witch

08/09/2025

posh247odo

Her mum should be arrested immediately
I’m losing interest in stories about crazy people…

10/01/2023

jlm188

This story went in too many directions and lost focus. Might have been more interesting to stay in Totnes and talk about the negative impacts that the mentally unstable people (who are “losing family and friends in their quest to make everyone “see the light””) have had on the community there. Series could have been shorter. At some point, I lose interest in psychologically fragile people who could not handle the Covid pandemic and coped by throwing fits and blaming random people based on elaborate conspiracies. plagues have tormented humans for thousands of years - LONG before the existence of the current government and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. No one managed the Covid pandemic perfectly because no one had lived thru Covid 19 before and no one knew what the future would bring. That certain people were unable to cope with this is a mental health issue.
Could’ve Done This One in Five Parts.

06/30/2023

FireVaney

Unlike “Disaster Trolls,” “A Very British Cult,” “The New Gurus,” “Things Fell Apart,” and “The Coming Storm,” this BBC podcast on conspiracy theories spread itself a bit too thin. It’s a good place to start, though.
If it isn’t state approved it is a conspiracy theory.

09/10/2023

Nardwuar Sr.

Cover the Crown and the BOE if you want actual conspiracies. This is disinformation. When the state run media has a truth czar you know whatever they say is a lie to cover the crown.