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Scammed by the fake Chinese police
The con men who threaten to extradite their victims to China if you don鈥檛 pay 鈥渂ail鈥�
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The woman who built an 'aidbot'
大象传媒 Trending speaks to the Lebanese engineer harnessing WhatsApp to deliver aid.
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Quadrobic panic
大象传媒 Trending investigates why running on all fours is being cracked down on in Russia.
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School for scammers: Inside Nigeria鈥檚 hustle kingdoms
How con artists learn the tricks of their trade at dedicated scamming schools in Nigeria.
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The dark side of music streaming
大象传媒 Trending investigates how fake streams are stealing millions from the music industry.
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Ukraine war: The cost of bearing witness
Open Source analysts and fact-checkers describe the toll of documenting the Ukraine war.
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Passport bros
大象传媒 Trending investigates the impact of 'passport bros' on Medell铆n, Colombia
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Valencia's floods: Engineered weather?
大象传媒 Trending investigates conspiracy theories that swirled around Valencia's floods
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The cost of an addiction to Somali TikTok 'battles'
Cash-strapped and verbally abused 鈥� players of the TikTok game taking Somalia by storm.
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Meet the anti-witch hunter
Meet the man who intervenes to protect people accused of witchcraft across Africa.
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Yami Baito: Inside Japan鈥檚 dark part-time jobs
How job postings on social media are luring people into organised crime in Japan.
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The curse of the blessing scam
The female crooks who exploit superstition and family love to swindle other women.
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The Baku initiative?
Is Azerbaijan capitalising on France鈥檚 struggle in the South Pacific?
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An (online) storm in a Philippine rainforest
How a nature reserve in the Philippines got caught in an information battle
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Iran: Woman, life, surveillance
We speak to women targeted by the Iranian government after posting on social media
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Can we live without our phones?
Marianna Spring investigates the impact of social media on teens.
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The scammers who make you kidnap yourself
Why are criminals tricking Chinese foreign students into faking their own kidnapping?
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The American pushing Russian disinformation
An American ex-cop living in Moscow is pumping out messages targeting American voters
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Colombia鈥檚 guerrilla recruitment video problem
Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.
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The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial
How a Kenyan farmer became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa
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Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers鈥� protests?
A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who's the man behind it?
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Love and deception in the age of AI
How is AI redefining love on Tinder?
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Long Covid: Think yourself well?
大象传媒 Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online.
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The anti-vax candidate?
Will Robert F Kennedy Jr鈥檚 views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?
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Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?
Is social media being used to surveil and suppress debate in Tunisia?
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The new fight for land rights
How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.
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Fear and conspiracies in Las Vegas
How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories
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The disinformation war in the Middle East
An online propaganda battle is raging alongside the war between Israel and Hamas.
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The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal
How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal
