A bizarre conspiracy theory on the social media platform TikTok is uncovered after a Twitter thread goes viral. What does this say about how misinformation spreads online? What are the unintended consequences? And are generations further apart than ever before?

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Guests:

Daniel Kunka, a screenwriter in Los Angeles.
Seren Morris, freelance journalist.
Pat Palmer, a former primary school teacher.
Elizabeth MacLeod, an author on Helen Keller.
TikTokker Keith Runk.

Host: Will Roe.

Clips used: Krunk19 TikTok, LucyEdwardsblind TikTok, Helen Keller YouTube channel.

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