The Matter Of Facts
The Matter Of Facts
TV ShowReturning Series

The Matter Of Facts

2026
1 season
3 episodes
Documentary

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.

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  • How Big Tech Is Making Fools of Us

    1.How Big Tech Is Making Fools of Us

    24-03-202649 min

    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 happ...

  • Disinformation versus Democracy

    2.Disinformation versus Democracy

    31-03-202649 min

    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 i...

  • The Truth According to AI

    3.The Truth According to AI

    07-04-202647 min

    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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