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2. I Believed Conspiracies About The Shooting I Survived

Marianna Spring talks to a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 about how online conspiracy theories made him question an event he’d witnessed with his own eyes

Marianna Spring talks to a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 about how posts on a social media account made him question an event he’d witnessed with his own eyes

Listen to more episodes of Why Do You Hate Me on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. For this series, Marianna Spring (one of the most trolled ´óÏó´«Ã½ journalists) dives into her inbox and investigates a different extraordinary case of online hate to find out. She meets the people at the heart of these conflicts, and in some cases brings them together, to see if understanding - even forgiveness - is ever possible. Subscribe to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds to hear the episodes first.

And watch the episodes on ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer too.

If you have been affected by online abuse, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline

Host: Marianna Spring
Series Producer: Emma Close
Producer: Ben Carter
Editor: Sam Bonham

Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell
Production co-ordinator: Rosie Strawbridge

Cellphone footage courtesy of Lindsay Sherk

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29 minutes

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  • Wed 7 Feb 2024 11:00
  • Wed 10 Apr 2024 15:30

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