This episode of Media Watch examines how the thwarted hijacking of the flydubai plane sparked conspiracies among online truthers eager to fill the information void.
Plus, a year into the search for missing child Gus Lamont, Seven gives flight to a debunked theory he was taken by an eagle.
And politicians are struggling to counter deepfakes driven less by political sabotage than by quick profits and viral reach.
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00:00 flydubai hijacking
05:45 Eagle theory in missing case
11:36 AI deepfakes
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