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BBC Disinformation Correspondent Turns ‘Misogynistic Slurs’ Back on Haters: ‘Welcome Trolls and Stay Tuned’

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Welcome trolls and stay tuned for my latest Radio 4 podcast, more upcoming investigations – and Undercover Voters. https://t.co/mtMl46TT7BWe will not amplify here the reactions that Spring flagged, but she described them thusly:“The trolling in response to this – including misogynistic slurs, threatening and hateful messages – are just more proof of why investigating this is so important,” Spring tweeted. “Welcome trolls and stay tuned for my latest Radio 4 podcast, more upcoming investigations – and Undercover Voters.”So what was it about BBC Verify’s otherwise bland, corporate presentation-style brand launch video could have possibly set off such a toxic response? “At the moment I’m investigating the UK’s conspiracy theory movement,” Spring says in the video. “I’m trying to understand how it’s evolved and intensified since the pandemic … I’m looking at the alternative media that finds itself at the heart of this movement.

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