This week there’s been a worrying escalation in abuse I receive.

I’ve also been compiling some of my most impactful reporting for an exciting award’s entry!

Here are those highlights so far from my time as BBC’s specialist disinformation reporter - at the ripe old age of 24👇
This exclusive interview with the son of one of the leaders of Britain’s conspiracy community - who feared for the impact of coronavirus disinformation she promotes on public health and their relationship.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-54669239
This investigation into the human cost of misinformation, exposing the real-world consequences of viral coronavirus conspiracy theories by speaking to those impacted by the infodemic!

https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1265760229729415170?s=21

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52731624
Covering the impact of viral conspiracy theories in the build-up to and days after this US Election.

That includes a number of reports - and lives on the @BBCNews Election night programmes.

More on the deep roots of this disinfo out soon, too! https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1323824091028140032?s=21
Reporting on the anatomy of how and why disinformation spreads online - including this much more fun example of how Woolworth's fake news went viral last month! https://twitter.com/bbcnewsnight/status/1321496957613940740?s=21
Reporting on the wave of viral coronavirus misinformation that hit the UK at the start of the pandemic - including social media literacy tips on how to spot (and stop) the spread of misleading and false claims online 👇 https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1241086236888088576?s=21
Exposing the impact of online abuse - and how it can be confronted or resolved.

That includes in this report, when I introduced an online troll to the the political activist and business woman he abused online, @thatginamiller 👇

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-52488074
How disinformation online fuelled racist abuse directed at a peaceful protest - and other stories about false claims online relating to this year's anti-racism protests 👇 https://twitter.com/mariannaspring/status/1271341888000397313?s=20
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