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Series · 2026–Returning

The Matter Of Facts

1 season·3 episodes·47 min avg.·Australia

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 UsUp next
Mar 24, 2026

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 happening to our brains and belief systems.

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Disinformation versus Democracy
Mar 31, 2026

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 is under attack, democracy is weakened.

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The Truth According to AI
Apr 7, 2026

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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Hamish Macdonald
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