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Top Comment

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The story behind your social media feed, from BBC correspondent Marianna Spring and investigative journalist Matt Shea.

Top Comment investigates what's blowing up online. From global events that go viral across social media, to bizarre moments that spill into real life, Marianna and Matt unpack the trends, theories and digital chaos shaping our world.

You can also hear Marianna's previous series for the BBC in this feed, including Marianna in Conspiracyland, Why Do You Hate Me?, Disaster Trolls, Death by Conspiracy? and War on Truth.

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Yesterday · 31 min
Why deepfake wizards went underground
'Nudified' images are rife on unregulated sites
September 11 · 29 min
How Charlie Kirk achieved internet immortality
A year since his assassination, 'Kirkiversary' memes are flooding social media
September 4 · 34 min
Angel Vic and the truth about hustle culture
It's the latest example of an influencer's digital persona disintegrating before our eyes
August 27 · 38 min
Lindsay Clancy and the age of TikTok trials
As the jury deliberates, online sleuths are fielding their own theories
August 21 · 38 min
Everybody wants to be Ellie Ellis
The 16-year-old gained 700k followers in a week
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 9. The Conspiracist Mindset
Debunking stereotypes about those who fall for conspiracy theories.
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 10. Light and Dark
What does the story of Gary Matthews tell us about the world now?
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 8. Tracking the Timeline
What did Gary’s online life look like?
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 6. Tristan's Quest
Seeking to understand what happened, Gary’s cousin returns to Shrewsbury.
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 7. Gary's Final Days
Marianna traces Gary’s final week.
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 4. Charlie
Marianna meets the man who ran the Facebook group Gary was in before he died.
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 5. Reflections in the Glass
After Gary’s death, the information battle heats up.
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 2. Fleeing a Virus
How did Gary get pulled towards conspiracies?
August 18 · 13 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 3. The Protest
A protest in Shrewsbury gets weird.
August 14 · 30 min
Exposed: the faceless accounts inflaming the Ceuta crisis
A network of Instagram profiles is profiting from the movement of people
August 7 · 33 min
A grievance syndicate is defrauding young men
The manosphere is just the tip of the iceberg
July 30 · 35 min
The vigilante streamers destroying reputations on Kick
From chasing pickpockets to unmasking predators, vigilantism is booming online
July 23 · 31 min
Andrew Tate is blaming the Matrix again
The influencer and his brother could face extradition to the UK
July 16 · 39 min
Erling Haaland, crypto billionaires, and the foxes incident
Could blockchain replace the government?
July 9 · 49 min
Solo-maxxing and the femosphere (live at Crossed Wires)
Inside the lives of femcels, tradwives, and loneliness influencers

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