seem to be becoming more extreme. they are very divisive within the community. i ve had people drive their carat me, i ve been shouted at in the street. there s one slickly produced conspiracy theory newspaper that seems to be playing a part in this, and i m tracking down the people connected to it. do you think that calls for action in the paper, for people to take action, to do something, could result in action that is not peaceful? of course, i mean, people make their own decisions. the search for answers will take us across the uk and to berlin. at the extreme end, there have been conspiracy theory driven riots at the us capitol and a coup attempt foiled in germany. you cannot say, ok, on twitter, i m nice, and on telegram, i say, kill them all. but what s happening in the uk?
a conspiracy theory newspaper which shares calls for trials and executions of doctors and politicians in its pages and online has been found to have links with the british far right and a german publication connected to a failed coup attempt. a new bbc podcast investigation for radio [i says the paper is handed out for free in dozens of towns across the uk, where local leaders have accused it of creating division and harassment. our disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring reports. what is going on? i have been lookin: what is going on? i have been looking at what is going on? i have been looking at this what is going on? i have been looking at this boom - what is going on? i have been looking at this boom and - what is going on? i have been looking at this boom and at i what is going on? i have been | looking at this boom and at the heart is the conspiracy theory media. this is a paper which is handed out forfree media. this is a paper which is handed out for
podcast. we use these kinds of accounts. these are the characters the accounts belong to. to be able to really understand polarisation online and how what is happening now social media feeds and what we are being recommended can affect all of us. they don t offer us totally exhausted insight into what is going on but that can help us to understand just how social media works. there is also investigating other things and the harm caused. i am trying to understand more about how conspiracy movements have intensified since the pandemic. i am looking at alternative media that finds itself at the heart of this movement. and a conspiracy theory newspaper that is a part of that. i look at how that alternative media is funded and the impact on local communities. i am looking at its connections with far right figures, and also its foreign links. that is for a podcast series coming out in june. it is called marianna in