Marianna Spring

So happy to win Best Host at the British Podcast Awards!! For BBC Radio 4 investigative podcasts Why Do You Hate Me & Marianna in Conspiracyland - and Americast. Podcasts are a brilliant home for my social media investigations into algorithms, disinfo, hate & their consequences.

@Free_ByTheSea hello - I investigate social media at the BBC and would like to send you a DM. Can you follow me back? Thanks!

Great piece from @mariannaspring on @BBCTwo tonight: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

shameful & unsurprising. From @mariannaspring bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This is a fantastic long read from ⁦@mariannaspring⁩ on the ‘School Wars’ ‘phantom trend’ on social media. It’s marked by studious journalism, measured judgement, expert insight. Observe how well-meaning parents became panicked rumour-amplifiers bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

If you're interested in deep fakes, here's a fabulous 28 minutes about Conan Doyle, fairies and Trump. - Also featuring the supremely knowledgeable @mariannaspring bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #digitalliteracy

Explore how social media feeds are shaped in Top Comment, a new weekly podcast from @mariannaspring and @Matt_A_Shea that investigates the biggest online conversations and the real-world consequences they spark. Listen to episode 1 on @BBCSounds now: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Announcement! @mariannaspring and I are doing a podcast bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

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2025 ! A year of social media investigations & analysis for podcasts and documentaries across the BBC exposing the impact of disinformation, conspiracy theories, algorithms & trolling in the real world. For BBC Radio 4, Panorama, Sounds, iPlayer, 5live, BBC website & beyond!

Lots more from me in 2026 including new podcasts & docs & projects! Thanks to everyone who watches, reads & listens - v happy they’ve proved hits with you ! Thanks to those who trust me to investigate & top teams I work with. Follow me on Insta or TikTok, where I post more.

A truly inspiring event with @BBCWorld's Global Women yesterday which provides news and services in a staggering 43 languages! Some of the BBC's best @KirstyWark @BBCNawal @mariannaspring @annaefoster reminded us of the important voice, reach and impact of BBC news right across the 🌍. #WomenEmpowerment #GlobalWomen

This is well worth a listen to from the excellent @mariannaspring @GabrielCyShemi bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Required listening from ⁦@mariannaspring⁩, via ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩, ⁦@BBCSounds⁩ - she puts the work in, breaks new ground, such an important voice. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Brilliant again from ⁦@mariannaspring⁩. The circumstances restrain rage against even these disordered parents. But the mother is a public menace & must surely risk crossing the line of legal sanction bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

'Why we struggle to protect the young from conspiracy theorist parents' A powerful piece by @mariannaspring bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Why it’s a struggle to protect young people from conspiracy-theory obsessed parents This by ⁦@mariannaspring⁩ is such a tragic case about Paloma Shemirani who died of cancer after her mum advocated ‘alternative’ treatments like coffee enemas bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Today on The Global Story podcast — a wildly fascinating story with @mariannaspring How American conspiracy theories helped radicalize a mom an ocean away … with devastating consequences. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In which I interview my colleague @mariannaspring about her fantastic reporting in which she chronicles how a British mom was radicalized by conspiracy theories that have roots in America.

Increasingly this misinformation is being exported around the world. @mariannaspring is the BBC’s Social Media Investigations Correspondent and tells the story of how suspicion of science in America helped radicalise a British mom with devastating consequences. 🎧🎧