Among the trolls. @mariannaspring talks to @lionelbarber and myself about the murky world of dis- and mis- information on the latest @mediaconfpod mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastAh
Media Confidential
Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber dive into the hugely important world of media.
What—and who—drives it?
What do they get right... And what do they get wrong?
Lionel, former editor of the Financi...
mediaconfidential.lnk.to
November 15, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Among the trolls. @mariannaspring talks to @lionelbarber and myself about the murky world of dis- and mis- information on the latest @mediaconfpod mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastAh
And there’s a profile pretending to be me on here just called mariannaspring (screenshot below). I’ve reported it & please unfollow.
Instead, follow this account (as well as my Instagram & TikTok) for more updates on the social media investigations and podcasts coming from me v soon!
Instead, follow this account (as well as my Instagram & TikTok) for more updates on the social media investigations and podcasts coming from me v soon!
November 18, 2024 at 9:38 AM
And there’s a profile pretending to be me on here just called mariannaspring (screenshot below). I’ve reported it & please unfollow.
Instead, follow this account (as well as my Instagram & TikTok) for more updates on the social media investigations and podcasts coming from me v soon!
Instead, follow this account (as well as my Instagram & TikTok) for more updates on the social media investigations and podcasts coming from me v soon!
Richard Burgess BBC Dir News Content: Congratulations to BBC winners londonpressclub awards
@BowenBBC Broadcaster of the Year
@ChrisMasonBBC Political Journ. of the Year
@LauraScott__ Sports Journ. of the Year
@SueM1tchell @joelmoors Hugh Cudlipp Award
@MerlynThomas @mariannaspring highly commended
@BowenBBC Broadcaster of the Year
@ChrisMasonBBC Political Journ. of the Year
@LauraScott__ Sports Journ. of the Year
@SueM1tchell @joelmoors Hugh Cudlipp Award
@MerlynThomas @mariannaspring highly commended
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Richard Burgess BBC Dir News Content: Congratulations to BBC winners londonpressclub awards
@BowenBBC Broadcaster of the Year
@ChrisMasonBBC Political Journ. of the Year
@LauraScott__ Sports Journ. of the Year
@SueM1tchell @joelmoors Hugh Cudlipp Award
@MerlynThomas @mariannaspring highly commended
@BowenBBC Broadcaster of the Year
@ChrisMasonBBC Political Journ. of the Year
@LauraScott__ Sports Journ. of the Year
@SueM1tchell @joelmoors Hugh Cudlipp Award
@MerlynThomas @mariannaspring highly commended
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring would be cool
May 1, 2023 at 8:43 PM
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring would be cool
With the media full of stories of gale force winds perhaps they might like to wonder why UK Wind Power is at less than half the capacity they have claimed for it?
One for BBC Verify and @mariannaspring
One for BBC Verify and @mariannaspring
UK Wind Power has rallied to 13.2GW this morning. With 0GW of Solar we are burning 16.3GW of Gas as well as importing 5.4GW. Hydro is 0.4GW. Nuclear is 3.8GW and the awful Biomass 3.3GW. The price of wholesale electricity over the past 24 hours was £139 per MWh. #renewables
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
With the media full of stories of gale force winds perhaps they might like to wonder why UK Wind Power is at less than half the capacity they have claimed for it?
One for BBC Verify and @mariannaspring
One for BBC Verify and @mariannaspring
What I’ve had to do for years for survival and had mocked for begging people to be serious for because they were trying to kill my friends
Is not an entire industry and vertical for a white woman
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000?s=46
Is not an entire industry and vertical for a white woman
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000?s=46
May 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM
What I’ve had to do for years for survival and had mocked for begging people to be serious for because they were trying to kill my friends
Is not an entire industry and vertical for a white woman
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000?s=46
Is not an entire industry and vertical for a white woman
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000?s=46
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The #financially geared, #false #information, industrial comple #X. #Investigated and #anatomised by the #BBC’s indefatigable #MariannaSpring
#HurricaneHelene #HurricaneMilton #disinformation
#HurricaneHelene #HurricaneMilton #disinformation
How Hurricane Milton and Helene conspiracy theories took over social media
The misinformation has been fuelled by a social media universe that rewards engagement over truth.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 11, 2024 at 9:54 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The #financially geared, #false #information, industrial comple #X. #Investigated and #anatomised by the #BBC’s indefatigable #MariannaSpring
#HurricaneHelene #HurricaneMilton #disinformation
#HurricaneHelene #HurricaneMilton #disinformation
The UK is in another relative Dunkelflaute. BBC Verfiy with @mariannaspring and @BenChu_ need to look at BBC claims of wind power output and the very different reality......
UK Wind Power has falen again to 2GW this morning. With 4.7GW of Solar we are burning 10.8GW of Gas as well as importing 7.1GW. Hydro is 0.2GW. Nuclear is 3.6 GW and the awful Biomass 3GW. The price of wholesale electricity over the past 24 hours has been £103 per MWh. #renewables
May 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The UK is in another relative Dunkelflaute. BBC Verfiy with @mariannaspring and @BenChu_ need to look at BBC claims of wind power output and the very different reality......
With the weather apparently being a storm does it not bother anyone that UK Wind Power is not even at half its claimed capacity? One for BBC Verify and @mariannaspring
UK Wind Power has rallied to 13.8GW this morning. With 0.1GW of Solar we are burning 5.2GW of Gas as well as importing 7GW. Hydro is 0.7GW. Nuclear is 3.9GW and the awful Biomass 3GW. The price of wholesale electricity over the past 24 hours was £102 per MWh. #renewables
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
With the weather apparently being a storm does it not bother anyone that UK Wind Power is not even at half its claimed capacity? One for BBC Verify and @mariannaspring
The #Harris VS #Trump #Debate … and a #TaylorSwift #Endorsement … #Americast is here!
Join #BBCSarahSmith #JustinOnWeb #awzurcher and #mariannaspring for the #reactions and #analysis to the big debate.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Join #BBCSarahSmith #JustinOnWeb #awzurcher and #mariannaspring for the #reactions and #analysis to the big debate.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Americast - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Americast on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2024 at 10:18 AM
The #Harris VS #Trump #Debate … and a #TaylorSwift #Endorsement … #Americast is here!
Join #BBCSarahSmith #JustinOnWeb #awzurcher and #mariannaspring for the #reactions and #analysis to the big debate.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Join #BBCSarahSmith #JustinOnWeb #awzurcher and #mariannaspring for the #reactions and #analysis to the big debate.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
The BBC launches its new 'BBC Verify' brand: a studio and 60 journalists and analysts. Congrats
to Marianna Spring - ambitious and exciting initiative.
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65650822
to Marianna Spring - ambitious and exciting initiative.
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65650822
Tweet by @mariannaspring
twitter.com
May 22, 2023 at 9:55 AM
The BBC launches its new 'BBC Verify' brand: a studio and 60 journalists and analysts. Congrats
to Marianna Spring - ambitious and exciting initiative.
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65650822
to Marianna Spring - ambitious and exciting initiative.
https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1660557049376256000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65650822
Interesting breakdown by @sohandsouza.bsky.social showing how the "news site" that widely spread the false name in regards to Stockport shows signs of being incentivised by monetary reward systems on social media that encourage users to spread disinformation.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
Thread by @SohanDsouza on Thread Reader App
@SohanDsouza: Excellent investigation by @mariannaspring, into the #Southport misinfo "patient zero" X account, and the Potemkin news site that gave the misinfo a veneer of citable legitimacy, used by...
threadreaderapp.com
August 10, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Interesting breakdown by @sohandsouza.bsky.social showing how the "news site" that widely spread the false name in regards to Stockport shows signs of being incentivised by monetary reward systems on social media that encourage users to spread disinformation.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
Farhan Asif - who #BBC’s #MariannaSpring first revealed - has now been arrested by police in #Pakistan.
You can read her report from a couple of weeks ago exposing the real story behind a site spreading disinfo about #Southport attack+accused of fuelling violence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You can read her report from a couple of weeks ago exposing the real story behind a site spreading disinfo about #Southport attack+accused of fuelling violence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The real story of the website accused of fuelling Southport riots
The BBC tracks down a Canadian hockey player, a dad in Pakistan and a Texan named Kevin linked to Channel3Now.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Farhan Asif - who #BBC’s #MariannaSpring first revealed - has now been arrested by police in #Pakistan.
You can read her report from a couple of weeks ago exposing the real story behind a site spreading disinfo about #Southport attack+accused of fuelling violence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You can read her report from a couple of weeks ago exposing the real story behind a site spreading disinfo about #Southport attack+accused of fuelling violence.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indeed. If you’re interested here’s a thread from Elliot Higgins who has worked w the author looking at the way radicalization in general and this aspect occurs in general
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18305...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18305...
Thread by @EliotHiggins on Thread Reader App
@EliotHiggins: 🧵 Important investigation by @mariannaspring on how social media algorithms push harmful content to young users. This connects closely to my research on online radicalisation. Let me ex...
threadreaderapp.com
September 2, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Indeed. If you’re interested here’s a thread from Elliot Higgins who has worked w the author looking at the way radicalization in general and this aspect occurs in general
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18305...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18305...
📻 #MariannaSpring heads to the #US for series 2 of #WhyDoYouHateMe?
Series investigates the #socialmedia backdrop to the #US #presidential #election #BBCRadio4+#BBCSounds from Monday 23 September “It’s social media’s world - and the election’s just living in it.”
More ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Series investigates the #socialmedia backdrop to the #US #presidential #election #BBCRadio4+#BBCSounds from Monday 23 September “It’s social media’s world - and the election’s just living in it.”
More ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
September 12, 2024 at 3:11 PM
📻 #MariannaSpring heads to the #US for series 2 of #WhyDoYouHateMe?
Series investigates the #socialmedia backdrop to the #US #presidential #election #BBCRadio4+#BBCSounds from Monday 23 September “It’s social media’s world - and the election’s just living in it.”
More ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Series investigates the #socialmedia backdrop to the #US #presidential #election #BBCRadio4+#BBCSounds from Monday 23 September “It’s social media’s world - and the election’s just living in it.”
More ➡️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
“It stains your brain” how algorithms drive online misogyny to young men…and how to counteract it.
My recent blog based on an article by the excellent @mariannaspring.
#WhatMakesAMan #sexism #misogyny
innovativeenterprise.co.uk/2024/09/02/i...
My recent blog based on an article by the excellent @mariannaspring.
#WhatMakesAMan #sexism #misogyny
innovativeenterprise.co.uk/2024/09/02/i...
“It stains your brain” teenage boys being targeted by social media algorithms.
As we return to schools in September, the BBC’s disinformation correspondent has been investigating the way teenage boys are being targeted with extreme content – violence, misogyny and…
innovativeenterprise.co.uk
September 12, 2024 at 6:53 AM
“It stains your brain” how algorithms drive online misogyny to young men…and how to counteract it.
My recent blog based on an article by the excellent @mariannaspring.
#WhatMakesAMan #sexism #misogyny
innovativeenterprise.co.uk/2024/09/02/i...
My recent blog based on an article by the excellent @mariannaspring.
#WhatMakesAMan #sexism #misogyny
innovativeenterprise.co.uk/2024/09/02/i...
Enjoyed this mischievous bit of subbing from the Telegraph: hyperlinking David Frost's jibe towards @mariannaspring to an article that praises her work in challenging the conspiracy weirdos who harassed families after the Manchester Arena bomb.
December 4, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Enjoyed this mischievous bit of subbing from the Telegraph: hyperlinking David Frost's jibe towards @mariannaspring to an article that praises her work in challenging the conspiracy weirdos who harassed families after the Manchester Arena bomb.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18305... Excellent thread on the online radicalisation of young people
Thread by @EliotHiggins on Thread Reader App
@EliotHiggins: 🧵 Important investigation by @mariannaspring on how social media algorithms push harmful content to young users. This connects closely to my research on online radicalisation. Let me ex...
threadreaderapp.com
September 2, 2024 at 8:35 PM
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18305... Excellent thread on the online radicalisation of young people
🧵 My thread from this weekend, about the market in platform assets (some h@cked), purchased and used by one of the Potemkin news sites that legitimized the misinformation about the murderer, and used by the influence operation too: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
Thread by @SohanDsouza on Thread Reader App
@SohanDsouza: Excellent investigation by @mariannaspring, into the #Southport misinfo "patient zero" X account, and the Potemkin news site that gave the misinfo a veneer of citable legitimacy, used by...
threadreaderapp.com
August 12, 2024 at 1:14 PM
🧵 My thread from this weekend, about the market in platform assets (some h@cked), purchased and used by one of the Potemkin news sites that legitimized the misinformation about the murderer, and used by the influence operation too: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
A thread on the #Southport riots misinfo and the incentives driving the platform digital asset market that played a role in one of the sites that legitimized it.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
#OSINT #misinformation #UK #socialMedia #platforms #hacking #engagementFarming #greyMarket
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
#OSINT #misinformation #UK #socialMedia #platforms #hacking #engagementFarming #greyMarket
Thread by @SohanDsouza on Thread Reader App
@SohanDsouza: Excellent investigation by @mariannaspring, into the #Southport misinfo "patient zero" X account, and the Potemkin news site that gave the misinfo a veneer of citable legitimacy, used by...
threadreaderapp.com
August 10, 2024 at 1:26 PM
A thread on the #Southport riots misinfo and the incentives driving the platform digital asset market that played a role in one of the sites that legitimized it.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
#OSINT #misinformation #UK #socialMedia #platforms #hacking #engagementFarming #greyMarket
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18222...
#OSINT #misinformation #UK #socialMedia #platforms #hacking #engagementFarming #greyMarket
#MariannaSpring #BBCWorldService #TheGlobalStory why are you softening, playing down #Trump and his role in the social media industry when discussing #TikTok issues? He doesn't just hang out with the tech bros, he **IS** a tech bro. He literally owns his own biased, powerful social media platform.
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 AM
#MariannaSpring #BBCWorldService #TheGlobalStory why are you softening, playing down #Trump and his role in the social media industry when discussing #TikTok issues? He doesn't just hang out with the tech bros, he **IS** a tech bro. He literally owns his own biased, powerful social media platform.
Next they'll be telling us a Prime Minister conspired to put a guy that loaned him money in charge of the BBC.
The elites, including the super-rich barons that own mainstream newspapers, conspire all the time to oppress and manipulate the working class.
x.com/mariannaspring…
The elites, including the super-rich barons that own mainstream newspapers, conspire all the time to oppress and manipulate the working class.
x.com/mariannaspring…
January 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Next they'll be telling us a Prime Minister conspired to put a guy that loaned him money in charge of the BBC.
The elites, including the super-rich barons that own mainstream newspapers, conspire all the time to oppress and manipulate the working class.
x.com/mariannaspring…
The elites, including the super-rich barons that own mainstream newspapers, conspire all the time to oppress and manipulate the working class.
x.com/mariannaspring…
Happy birthday @mariannaspring
#bbcnewscast
#bbcnewscast
February 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Happy birthday @mariannaspring
#bbcnewscast
#bbcnewscast
Interesting article by @mariannaspring on social media influence on the General Election. Reform proved highly effective at using SM to reach younger voters, although the Greens beat them to come joint 2nd in 18-24 year olds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj50qjy9g7ro
Marianna Spring: This wasn’t the social media election ev...
Marianna Spring shares what she discovered during her inv...
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Interesting article by @mariannaspring on social media influence on the General Election. Reform proved highly effective at using SM to reach younger voters, although the Greens beat them to come joint 2nd in 18-24 year olds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj50qjy9g7ro