Flora Carmichael

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Editor, BBC Trending, BBC

London, The Hague

United Kingdom

As seen in: BBC, BBC Mundo, Terra, Yahoo News, Yahoo Brazil

Covers: Disinformation, fake news, misinformation, media, social media, technology, journalism, music

Editor of BBC Trending: in-depth reporting on the world of social media.

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Fake White House image and protest videos debunked

There has been so much footage of the George Floyd protests swirling around on social media it's been hard to…

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US protests: 'Brick' videos investigated

Protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis have spread a…

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The Bill Gates 'microchip' claim fact-checked

Speculation about a future coronavirus vaccine is ramping up and social-media posts from anti-vaccination cam…

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Bogus badges won't protect you from coronavirus

Social media is awash with posts containing fake and misleading information about the coronavirus pandemic. W…

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Why 'shark attacks' won't go down as Covid deaths

Online videos and social media posts with fake and misleading information about the coronavirus pandemic are …

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No, Bernie. Trump is not selling coronavirus coins

We're fact-checking the week's most popular dubious claims and bringing together the work of BBC journalists …

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Coronavirus: The celebrity cash giveaway and other stories fact-checked

BBC teams are fact-checking some of the most popular fake and misleading coronavirus stories on social media.…

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BCG and other coronavirus rumours fact-checked

BBC teams are fact-checking some of the most popular fake and misleading coronavirus stories on social media.…

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Seven ways to stop bad information

Coronavirus misinformation is flooding the internet. A UK parliamentary sub-committee is asking members of th…

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Vast pro-Indian 'propaganda' network exposed

A global network of pro-Indian fake websites and think-tanks is aimed at influencing decision-making in Europ…

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How YouTube makes money from fake cancer cure videos

YouTube's algorithm promotes fake cancer cures in a number of languages and the site runs adverts for major b…

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Who do you trust for health advice?

Decisions about our health can be some of the most important we make in our lives. When you have a health con…

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BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Dolly, Dylan or Daft Punk

Gemma Cairney explores our eclectic tastes in music and where those tastes come from. Also Broadcast on BB…

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How fake news from Sudan's regime backfired

The BBC has uncovered evidence that Sudan's security services tried to undermine popular protests by rounding…

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BBC World Service - Trending, Fake news and false confessions in Sudan protests

Were innocents framed to try discredit protests that helped topple Sudan's former leader?

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Flora Carmichael - Beyond Fake News

Mid Morning Mix presenter Katt Cullen spoke to Flora Carmichael at Radiodays Europe in Lausanne.

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BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Radio Requests

Music fans and radio stations from Mexico to Myanmar explain the appeal of radio requests Social video: ht…

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