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Channel 4 News will explore where fake news comes from and its implications in a number of reports, interviews and discussions, working with its award-winning FactCheck team. The team, founded in 2005, has broadened its remit from checking the claims of those in power to also debunk false claims widely disseminated via social. The reports will include a report from Washington Correspondent Kylie Morris on President Trump's relationship with the media, examining the claims and counter claims regarding fake news and "alternative facts." Following Channel 4 News’ investigation into the generating of fake news from Macedonia, Paraic O'Brien will reveal the fake news trail that has its origins in Latvia and Estonia. Channel 4 News will feature a film about young people in Britain caught up in the movement that's become known as the Alt-right, and how they are influenced by material circulated on the internet and journalist Carole Cadwalladr is authoring a piece about whether enough is being done to stop extreme views and material being disseminated on the internet and will debate this live in the programme. In addition, the Channel 4 News FactCheck team will host an interactive Q&A on the subject on Facebook Live. The Fake News Show - Monday 6 February, 8pm At a time when world events are increasingly stranger than fiction, and no one knows who or what to believe, The Fake News Show might just be the only news show you can trust. Or can you? Hosted by Stephen Mangan and with a veritable feast of some of the sharpest and funniest minds around, including Richard Osman, Katherine Ryan, Jon Richardson and Richard Ayoade, this is one night of hilarity not to be missed. Prod Company: Hat Trick Productions Britain’s ever increasing obsession with celebrity has created a twilight world where nothing is quite as it seems. With huge rewards for the right photo, celebrities and the paparazzi indulge in a bizarre game of hide and seek where the lines between fact and fiction are often blurred. Agreeing to reveal some of the dark arts of this world is one of the paparazzi’s most controversial figures, George Bamby who is aided by his young apprentice photographer Bilko. For freelance paparazzi photographer George, it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. This documentary shows him and his stooge in hot pursuit of Britney Spears, Little Mix, Wayne Rooney, Dawn French, Katie Hopkins and Judge Rinder. George also shares some of his more colourful anecdotes that may help explain why many celebrities view him with such disdain. George estimates he sells over 500 photographs a year to news organisations and magazines around the world, but in getting the photos is he staying the right side of the legal line? To get those photos, George has become a master of deception, distraction and disguise entering an area where public interest, morality and privacy laws collide. This is the life of the paparazzi laid bare, in all its shocking, seedy and often hilarious detail. In addition to the 1x60 documentary on Channel 4, a series of new and exclusive shorts will be available on All 4 where George shares some of his most outrageous stories, recounting run-ins with Tom Hardy, Mary Berry and even Princes William and Harry. Prod co: IWC Media. Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer - Tuesday 7 February, 10pm Comedian and infamous hoaxer Simon Brodkin made headlines around the world by showering Sepp Blatter in banknotes and storming Kanye West’s stage at Glastonbury. But the methods behind his audacious stunts have always remained secret. Until now. This documentary gives unrestricted access to Simon as he sets his sights on three of the world’s most notorious figures: Simon Cowell, Sir Philip Green and the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump. With tension, drama, disguise, false starts, arrests and near misses with the U.S. Secret Service, this unique documentary lifts the lid on the months of meticulous planning and preparation it takes to pull off a successful stunt, and reveals the extraordinary and sometimes dangerous measures Simon takes as he bursts the bubble of some of the world’s richest and most famous people. Production Company: Avalon Ends Notes to Editors
February 8, 2017 1:20pm ET by Channel 4 |