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Bonus: Irish Conspiracyland

Marianna in Conspiracyland

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Adele Campbell-Wanted's Legal Action Against the Irish Light

Marianna Spring is the BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent. She exposed how a conspiracy theory newspaper has shared calls for executions of politicians and doctors over mistrudes about COVID-19 policies. The investigation triggered a response from Darren Nesbitt, the editor of the light in the UK. He defended his paper and some of the hateful content it shared. Marianna meets Kieran Mulholland, Adele's solicitor who wants to help her bring legal action against the Irish light. This wasn't about retribution, it wasn't about compensation. It was to protect the integrity of Diego and her family as a whole.

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