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The Matter Of Facts

  • 2026
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • 1 season

Hamish Macdonald wants to know what happens if we lose our faith in facts. We are all navigating a digital ecosystem where truth and lies can be indistinguishable, and where information is created - at scale - to change what we believe, how we behave and who we vote for.

Latest: Season 1 · 2026

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  1. E1. How Big Tech Is Making Fools of Us

    Mar 24, 2026 · 49m

    Are you being fooled by disinformation? Hamish Macdonald examines that question as he meets with a range of participants, tech experts, nerds and disruptors to discover what's happening to our brains and belief systems.

  2. E2. Disinformation versus Democracy

    Mar 31, 2026 · 49m

    Disinformation campaigns prove shockingly innovative in this investigation of digital deception on the international stage - from Paris to the Philippines. We see how, when truth is under attack, democracy is weakened.

  3. E3. The Truth According to AI

    Apr 7, 2026 · 47m

    Almost all of us are now engaging with AI, whether we know it or not. Hamish Macdonald investigates where this march, into a largely unregulated AI future, might land us.

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