Investigations
From online disinformation to government corruption, our investigations focus on the issues which pose a threat to democracy in the UK and beyond. Alongside traditional reporting, we’re experimenting with new forms of storytelling to bring our stories to a wider audience
Data Watch
The government wants to turn the UK into the world’s leading ‘global data marketplace’. But what does this mean for our personal privacy rights? We are working to create a better-informed public and media response to the proposed new data protection regime
In brief
investigation
Disinfo Uncovered
Political propaganda, hate speech, troll attacks, conspiracy theories… we’re in the midst of an information war and social media is the new battleground. We’re finding out who is behind the ‘fake news’ and holding the tech platforms which enable it to account
investigation
Crony Contracts
The pandemic opened the door to cronyism and corruption on a scale not seen before in the UK. We’re tracking millions of pounds’ worth of Covid contracts handed out to associates of the Conservative Party