Panorama: Season 2026, Episode 16

2026 - 16: Scams, Lies and AI

Cute, funny, and sometimes surreal, AI-generated videos are flooding our social media feeds, but behind the dancing dogs and talking fruit lies a far darker world. In this Panorama investigation, reporter Marianna Spring explores how AI slop is shaping what we see, what we believe and who we can trust. From scam adverts and cloned voices to deepfake fraud, political manipulation and racially charged disinformation, the programme reveals how cheap and easily available AI tools are being weaponised. We ask, in the age of artificial intelligence, will seeing ever be believing again?