The Matter Of Facts

Name: The Matter Of Facts
Released: 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Hamish Macdonald

TV Show · Documentary

Hamish Macdonald investigates 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 to change what we believe, how we behave and vote.

2026 · 48m

Starring Hamish Macdonald

Director Tosca Looby

EPISODE 1

How Big Tech Is Making Fools of Us

Hamish Macdonald examines disinformation as he meets with tech experts, nerds and disruptors to discover what is happening to people's brains and belief systems.
EPISODE 2

Disinformation versus Democracy

Disinformation campaigns prove innovative in this investigation of digital deception from Paris to the Philippines. When truth is under attack, democracy is weakened.
EPISODE 3

The Truth According to AI

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.