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Inside America鈥檚 political battleground

Meet those involved in controversial groups on both sides of the US political spectrum.

• 22 mins

Trolled by a life coaching cult

A life coaching group has been accused of trolling former members.

• 20 mins

The Voice: conspiracies and Australia's referendum

How did Australia鈥檚 indigenous rights vote become a lightning rod for conspiracies?

• 21 mins

Exposing people smugglers

The people smugglers selling illegal routes out of Pakistan to Europe on social media.

• 19 mins

Serbia鈥檚 real life 鈥榖ots鈥�

Is Serbia鈥檚 ruling party running a 'bot army'?

• 19 mins

Crude fakes in Uganda

Who's harassing Ugandan climate activists using fake accounts?

• 20 mins

The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal

How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal

• 18 mins

The disinformation war in the Middle East

An online propaganda battle is raging alongside the war between Israel and Hamas.

• 20 mins

Fear and conspiracies in Las Vegas

How the survivor of a mass shooting in Las Vegas fell into a world of conspiracy theories

• 19 mins

The new fight for land rights

How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.

• 18 mins

Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?

Is social media being used to surveil and suppress debate in Tunisia?

• 19 mins

The anti-vax candidate?

Will Robert F Kennedy Jr鈥檚 views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?

• 20 mins

Long Covid: Think yourself well?

大象传媒 Trending investigates a controversial treatment programme being promoted online.

• 18 mins

Love and deception in the age of AI

How is AI redefining love on Tinder?

• 19 mins

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?

• 20 mins

The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial

How a Kenyan farmer became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa

• 18 mins

Colombia鈥檚 guerrilla recruitment video problem

Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.

• 17 mins

Trending is moving to the Documentary Podcast

New episodes of Trending can be found in the 大象传媒 World Service's Documentary Podcast

• 1 min

The American pushing Russian disinformation

An American ex-cop living in Moscow is pumping out messages targeting American voters

• 17 mins

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�

• 17 mins

The scammers who make you kidnap yourself

Why are criminals tricking Chinese foreign students into faking their own kidnapping?

• 17 mins

Can we live without our phones?

Marianna Spring investigates the impact of social media on teens.

• 17 mins

Iran: Woman, life, surveillance

We speak to women targeted by the Iranian government after posting on social media

• 17 mins

An (online) storm in a Philippine rainforest

How a nature reserve in the Philippines got caught in an information battle

• 17 mins

The Baku initiative?

Is Azerbaijan capitalising on France鈥檚 struggle in the South Pacific?

• 17 mins

The curse of the blessing scam

The female crooks who exploit superstition and family love to swindle other women.

• 17 mins

Yami Baito: Inside Japan鈥檚 dark part-time jobs

How job postings on social media are luring people into organised crime in Japan.

• 17 mins