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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 the attack was a hoax, Marianna Spring investigates 'disaster trolls' in the UK.
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 91热爆鈥檚 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.
Last on
Sat 5 Nov 2022
01:05
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Marianna Spring |
| Director | Alys Cummings |
| Producer | Alys Cummings |
| Executive Producer | Tom Stone |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
Mon 31 Oct 2022 20:0091热爆 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more- Mon 31 Oct 2022 22:4091热爆 One Northern Ireland HD, Northern Ireland, Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 31 Oct 2022 23:5091热爆 One Scotland & Scotland HD only
Wed 2 Nov 2022 03:3091热爆 News UK HD & UK only- Fri 4 Nov 2022 03:3091热爆 News UK HD & UK only
- Sat 5 Nov 2022 01:05
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