The Matter Of Facts (2026)
Synopsis
Hamish Macdonald wants to know 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 - at scale - to change what we believe, how we behave and who we vote for.
First Air Date: 2026-03-24
Last Air Date: 2026-03-31
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Networks: ABC TV
Top Cast
- Hamish Macdonald as Self
Seasons
Season 1 (2026)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: How Big Tech Is Making Fools of Us
Are you being fooled by disinformation? Hamish Macdonald examines that question as he meets with a range of participants, tech experts, nerds and disruptors to discover what's happening to our brains and belief systems.
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Ep. 2: Disinformation versus Democracy
Disinformation campaigns prove shockingly innovative in this investigation of digital deception on the international stage - from Paris to the Philippines. We see how, when truth is under attack, democracy is weakened.
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Ep. 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.
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