Top Comment

BBC

Discover what's behind the content flooding your feed.

Top Comment is a brand new BBC podcast which sheds light on the darkest corners of the internet. Every week, Matt and Marianna unpack a range of viral topics from controversial influencers and the clipping economy, to murky crypto operations, prediction markets, and even information warfare. Follow us inside the algorithm as we expose the inner workings of the most popular platforms, and explain how tech giants are shaping the way we see the world.

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91 episodes
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Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 10. Light and Dark
What does the story of Gary Matthews tell us about the world now?
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 9. The Conspiracist Mindset
Debunking stereotypes about those who fall for conspiracy theories.
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 8. Tracking the Timeline
What did Gary’s online life look like?
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 7. Gary's Final Days
Marianna traces Gary’s final week.
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 6. Tristan's Quest
Seeking to understand what happened, Gary’s cousin returns to Shrewsbury.
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 5. Reflections in the Glass
After Gary’s death, the information battle heats up.
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 4. Charlie
Marianna meets the man who ran the Facebook group Gary was in before he died.
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 3. The Protest
A protest in Shrewsbury gets weird.
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 2. Fleeing a Virus
How did Gary get pulled towards conspiracies?
Feb 21, 2022 · 14 min
Death by Conspiracy?: 1. A Magical Town
What happened to Gary Matthews?
Feb 16, 2022 · 2 min
Death by Conspiracy?: Introducing... Death by Conspiracy?
Gary Matthews was drawn to conspiracies about Covid - until he caught the virus, and died.

Top Comment

Death by Conspiracy?: 10. Light and Dark

Death by Conspiracy?: 9. The Conspiracist Mindset

Death by Conspiracy?: 8. Tracking the Timeline

Death by Conspiracy?: 7. Gary's Final Days

Death by Conspiracy?: 6. Tristan's Quest

Death by Conspiracy?: 5. Reflections in the Glass

Death by Conspiracy?: 4. Charlie

Death by Conspiracy?: 3. The Protest

Death by Conspiracy?: 2. Fleeing a Virus

Death by Conspiracy?: 1. A Magical Town

Death by Conspiracy?: Introducing... Death by Conspiracy?