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Disaster Deniers: Hunting the Trolls
As US conspiracist Alex Jones is ordered to pay nearly $1bn to families of the Sandy Hook shooting after claiming it was a hoax, Marianna Spring investigates 'disaster trolls'.
Panorama investigates how survivors of major terror attacks are hounded and abused by conspiracy theorists who claim they are 'crisis actors'. US conspiracist Alex Jones has just been ordered to pay nearly $1bn to families of the Sandy Hook school shooting after claiming the attack was a hoax. Now the BBC's disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring hunts the disaster trolls who target survivors of terror attacks in the UK and reveals new research about the popularity of these beliefs.
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Sun 6 Nov 202218:30GMT
BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Marianna Spring |
| Director | Alys Cummings |
| Producer | Alys Cummings |
| Executive Producer | Tom Stone |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
- Sat 5 Nov 202209:30GMTBBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
- Sat 5 Nov 202216:30GMTBBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
- Sun 6 Nov 202201:30GMTBBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
- Sun 6 Nov 202218:30GMTBBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD