Accusations of foreign interference have been making headlines this week.

Elon Musk’s X alleges that China has been stirring up a backlash against American data centres.

Israel and Russia have denied allegations from Spain’s prime minister that they’re partly to blame for the migrant crisis in Ceuta.

And Germany has accused Russia of being behind a spate of drone attacks at a German airport. Vladimir Putin has dismissed those claims and accused Germany of a‘ false flag’ operation.

We speak to the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, Marianna Spring to examine the evidence and ask whether foreign interference is really to blame in every case, or if it is just a convenient scapegoat.

0:00 Introduction to the episode
1:48 Why is Elon Musk/X accusing China of misinformation surrounding data centres
5:33 How do bot farms work?
8:00 Why does Elon Musk even care?
8:53 The Ceuta migrant crisis and Spain’s critique of Isreal and Russia
12:23 Mirage content and how that encouraged people to go to Ceuta
13:36 So why is Spain involving Isreal and Russia?
17:09 Why is it beneficial for a leader to accuse another country of foreign interference?
18:27 Germany’s blames Russia for airport drone attack
21:11 What do we know about Russia’s alleged campaigns of foreign intervention?
24:33 Which operation is more beneficial to Russia in the long run?

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A BBC investigation has found criminal groups who illegally smuggle people to the UK across the English Channel are running low on small boats.

Gang members have told BBC sources that rival factions are now having to work together to load migrants on fewer, larger vessels. They’re also charging them more.

The number of crossings is currently at a six-year-low and UK ministers have credited the French police for intercepting more attempts.

The BBC’s Paris Correspondent James Waterhouse has looked at how the people smugglers are being forced to adapt.

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The Bayeux Tapestry is in the UK, for the first time since it is believed to have been created here nearly 1,000 years ago.

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The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned that Russia is growing increasingly reckless in its behaviour toward Ukraine’s Western allies. Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen condemned a series of “malign activities” on European soil, including drones and missiles entering Nato airspace, and fires allegedly set at factories making military equipment for Kyiv. This comes as German authorities said Russia was behind an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport last month. Russia has rejected the accusations.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

04:16 Thousands of American sailors and marines from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrive in Thailand, after more than eight months at sea in the Middle East

09:14 Iran says US strikes hit a wedding, killing five people, as both sides exchange fresh attacks

13:22 A new at-home urine test for bladder cancer could save thousands of lives, experts say

15:58 Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty to killing conservative US activist Charlie Kirk

18:00 Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to new charges – and could face a life sentence

21:20 Ariana Grande plays the final concert of her “Eternal Sunshine” tour, before taking a break from the spotlight

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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue, with heavy strikes killing 12 people on Tuesday and further attacks on Odesa, Sumy and …

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