Trending News: Kim Jong Un gifted gun after Belarus friendship treatyIranian missiles cause widespread damage across Israel in latest waveMore than one million displaced by Israel’s evacuations in LebanonLondon police officer filmed in crowd intimidating Al Jazeera journalistsLIVE: Brazil vs France – FIFA World Cup 2026 warm upUN chief says ‘high time’ to end ‘out of control’ war on IranIran’s state TV outlines five conditions to end warIsrael forcibly displaces more Palestinian families in East JerusalemPalestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatmentInside Trump’s quiet plan to ‘take’ CubaBBC news presenter Geeta Guru-Murthy ‘hisses’ when Christian rapper DC3 tells her his biggest hero is Jesus ChristItalian premier Giorgia Meloni bonds with fellow female leader Sanae Takaichi of Japan over birthday cake, selfies and a deep love of Margaret Thatcher‘Her scream before impact haunts me every moment of every day’: Husband whose was wife was mown down on a golf course by cowboy builder fleeing police speaks outEveryone under 22 should be able to take the bus for free, Green Party saysDoctor Who star Noel Clarke is declared bankrupt after actor was ordered to pay at least £3million in sexual misconduct libel caseShark attack in Sydney Harbour: Boy is fighting for life after being pulled from the water at Nielsen Park and airlifted to hospitalCriminal investigation launched into Renee Good’s wife for ‘impeding’ ICE agents before shootingStarmer faces demands to cancel King’s state visit to the US over Trump’s ‘gangster’ threat to impose tariffs on the EU and Europe unless he gets GreenlandInside the bitter family feud over a $6million Gold Coast unit which is ripping apart a superwealthy hotel empire dynastyMore than 1,000 active-duty SOLDIERS set to be deployed in out-of-control Minnesota as Trump prepares to bring the hammer downTrump says he ‘no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace’ after being refused Nobel Peace Prize in extraordinary Greenland letterJesy Nelson ‘SPLITS’ from fiancé Zion Foster just weeks after revealing their twin daughters Story and Ocean’s devastating SMA Type 1 diagnosisBank of mum and dad to the rescue as more than half of struggling university students get £200 towards living costsSydney rocked by THIRD shark attack in just 24 hours as beachgoer is rushed to hospital fighting for lifeI judged Erika Kirk for being too put together at Charlie’s funeral… now I get it after my husband died and left me and our 7 childrenStephen Miller orders local law enforcement in Minnesota to ‘stand down and surrender’ amid ICE protestsDonald Trump condemns Starmer’s ‘great stupidity’ for giving away Chagos Islands in ‘act of total weakness’Denver man is arrested for first degree murder of two-year-old… as his sordid child abuse history comes to lightDenmark sends ‘substantial contribution’ of troops to Greenland amid growing tension with US as Trump refuses to rule out invasionFaded road markings are causing a ‘frightening’ number of near crashesIconic Australian landmark to be closed to the public after it went viral and became overrun by touristsThe Steven Bartlett celebrity backlash: Stars including Sara Cox, Vicky Pattison and Ulrika Jonsson turn on millionaire Dragons’ Den entrepreneur as he’s accused of whipping up misogynistic diatribeAirport worker, 28, dies after being crushed in freak towing accidentAussie diner unleashes over hidden charge added to her restaurant bill: ‘Why is this becoming a thing?’Syrian monster Bashar al Assad’s uncle dubbed ‘The Butcher of Hama’ for overseeing bloodbath crackdown dies aged 88 after fleeing to Dubai‘She hasn’t got a clue!’ Backlash at luvvie Emma Thompson for criticism of ‘unhealthy school dinners’Furious residents ‘refuse to pay their water bills’ after sewage pours onto their streets ‘every time it rains’Start of the race to succeed Keir Starmer: Shamed MP ‘opens door’ for Andy Burnham’s leadership challenge… if he can win 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blistering -20F conditions: Live updatesNo-go Knightsbridge: Residents claim exclusive area is ‘no longer a billionaires playground’ as everyone with real money has fled the tyranny of ram-raiding gangs and moped driving machete thugs who rule the streetsMeghan takes the biscuit! Duchess hugs Girl Scouts at Sundance Film Festival with Harry promoting cookie selling documentaryShocking history of handgun Alex Pretti was carrying when he was shot by Border Patrol is revealed… as judge bans Trump administration from ‘destroying evidence’ from sceneHome education rises sharply as 1 in 50 kids in Blackpool withdrawTrump backtracks on his claims British troops dodged Afghanistan front line after sparking fury from veterans and Starmer: Calls soldiers ‘second to none’I’ve faced every mother’s nightmare after my daughter vanished 20 years agoChaos erupts in Minneapolis as agents fire tear gas and pepper balls at protesters after federal agents shoot and kill manFederal agents shoot and kill man in Minneapolis as video shows struggle before deadly blastsFurious protesters hammer on gates of migrant processing centre in Dover chanting ‘send them back’Pakistani asylum seeker unmasked by Reform MP Lee Anderson is found guilty of raping ‘vulnerable’ girl in a parkBritish Airways pilot ‘secretly’ filmed sex act with air hostess he matched with on Tinder before sending video to a friend, court hearsEx-home secretary Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory to DEFECT to Reform UK, saying ‘it feels like I have come home’Eerie moment train is filled with SNOW as historic winter storm cancels another 4,000 flights: Live updatesLying Kristi Noem ‘has outraged conservative DHS and ICE workers with her falsehoods about Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti’Alex Pretti’s heartbroken parents detail their last conversation with son days before he was killedEntire blocks of Detroit streets turned into frozen lakes after water mains burst during historic winter stormAlex Pretti broke rib in violent confrontation with ICE just days before he was shot dead in Minneapolis‘Far too little, far too late’: Fury as Reeves sends junior minister to announce paltry 15% off business rates for pubsTrump issues statement on Kristi Noem amid calls for her firingUkrainian drones wipe out $1billion worth of military aircraft in daring strikes inside Russia following Operation SpiderwebGrieving mother reveals horrific way she found out two of her three children had been killed in crash caused by wrong-way driverBBC Breakfast bosses ‘devastated’ by Carol Kirkwood’s exit as TV insiders reveals truth behind rumours she was ‘driven out by ageism to be replaced by younger presenter’Trump accounts: Million-dollar baby plan aims to create a fortune for America’s newest arrivals before age 30Devastating impact of Minneapolis shooting on Trump is worse than expected: Poll reveals America’s crushing verdict… and what he must do nextOutrage as US brewing company appears to promise ‘free beer all day long’ when Trump diesTeenager arrested after woman’s body is found dumped in TRASH CAN outside stunning Oklahoma homeRip-off Las Vegas’s death spiral worsens as shocking new figures show just how badly tourism slumped in 2025Secret tactics of Riot Inc: Soros-linked network behind ICE protests… group chats, training manuals and aliases exposedFrom martyr’s daughter to Maduro’s manipulator: How Venezuela’s ‘tiger’ clawed to become Trump’s regime change partnerDimensions of Trump’s massive new ‘Triumphal Arch’ are revealed as president ‘chooses the biggest size possible’ to honor America and wow visitorsI know there is worse to come, says ANDREW LOWNIE. ‘Homeless’ Sarah Ferguson will NEVER recover from this… while Epstein was using Andrew to get to the QueenAmerica set to freeze over yet again as massive ‘BOMB cyclone’ detonates in just hours with millions under extreme weather warningsLA descends into a war zone as furious protesters brandishing Mexican and American flags while wearing gas masks ATTACK policeNew video shows prison guards calmly going about their business just 30 minutes after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cellCandace Owens leaks new Erika Kirk video filmed days after Charlie’s assassination: ‘Everyone grieves differently’‘Homeless’ Sarah Ferguson has ‘nowhere to live’ after moving out of Windsor mansionDOJ set to release 3 MILLION Epstein files today… but only one woman’s face will be shownJeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Lord Mandelson’s husband Reinaldo Avila da Silva in 2009, emails in latest Epstein files revealsLabour minister says Nigel Farage is RACIST to voice concerns about surge in Turkish barbersTrump throws luxurious MAGA wedding for his top aide Dan Scavino at Mar-a-Lago… as blushing bride stuns guests and Elon Musk arrives with his baby mamaWoman reveals the easy AI trick that saved her £700 a year on household bills after study reveals the typical British household overpays without realisingLucy Letby’s parents went to the police first to put her name in the frame, saying she was being made a scapegoatTrump goes scorched earth and vows to SUE Epstein estate and nemesis who he claims ‘conspired to bring him down’Trump’s plan to transform Gaza ‘has given us a sense of hope’ Palestinians declareHollywood left reeling as Melania smashes box office numbers and becomes best documentary in a DECADE: ‘No one saw that coming’Why daylight jewellery robbers are raiding stores in some of London’s most exclusive postcodesDiversity drive to make Britain’s countryside more welcoming to minorities after report found it was ‘too white’ and ‘middle class’Beatrice and Eugenie ‘aghast’ at new Epstein revelations, their mother’s cosy relationship with paedophile financier and her cosy emails about themFight outside £2.5million seaside home leaves man in his 50s dead as police quiz 44-year-old on suspicion of murderJeffrey Epstein victim ‘had baby fathered by the paedophile snatched away ten minutes after birth’: Billionaire ‘had multiple secret children and hoped to create “superior” gene pool’Cybercrime cops raid French offices for X over ‘interference in politics’, with Elon Musk summoned for interviewNursery worker, 30, accused of raping and sexually abusing five toddlers in his care 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Trending News: Kim Jong Un gifted gun after Belarus friendship treatyIranian missiles cause widespread damage across Israel in latest waveMore than one million displaced by Israel’s evacuations in LebanonLondon police officer filmed in crowd intimidating Al Jazeera journalistsLIVE: Brazil vs France – FIFA World Cup 2026 warm upUN chief says ‘high time’ to end ‘out of control’ war on IranIran’s state TV outlines five conditions to end warIsrael forcibly displaces more Palestinian families in East JerusalemPalestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatmentInside Trump’s quiet plan to ‘take’ CubaBBC news presenter Geeta Guru-Murthy ‘hisses’ when Christian rapper DC3 tells her his biggest hero is Jesus ChristItalian premier Giorgia Meloni bonds with fellow female leader Sanae Takaichi of Japan over birthday cake, selfies and a deep love of Margaret Thatcher‘Her scream before impact haunts me every moment of every day’: Husband whose was wife was mown down on a golf course by cowboy builder fleeing police speaks outEveryone under 22 should be able to take the bus for free, Green Party saysDoctor Who star Noel Clarke is declared bankrupt after actor was ordered to pay at least £3million in sexual misconduct libel caseShark attack in Sydney Harbour: Boy is fighting for life after being pulled from the water at Nielsen Park and airlifted to hospitalCriminal investigation launched into Renee Good’s wife for ‘impeding’ ICE agents before shootingStarmer faces demands to cancel King’s state visit to the US over Trump’s ‘gangster’ threat to impose tariffs on the EU and Europe unless he gets GreenlandInside the bitter family feud over a $6million Gold Coast unit which is ripping apart a superwealthy hotel empire dynastyMore than 1,000 active-duty SOLDIERS set to be deployed in out-of-control Minnesota as Trump prepares to bring the hammer downTrump says he ‘no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace’ after being refused Nobel Peace Prize in extraordinary Greenland letterJesy Nelson ‘SPLITS’ from fiancé Zion Foster just weeks after revealing their twin daughters Story and Ocean’s devastating SMA Type 1 diagnosisBank of mum and dad to the rescue as more than half of struggling university students get £200 towards living costsSydney rocked by THIRD shark attack in just 24 hours as beachgoer is rushed to hospital fighting for lifeI judged Erika Kirk for being too put together at Charlie’s funeral… now I get it after my husband died and left me and our 7 childrenStephen Miller orders local law enforcement in Minnesota to ‘stand down and surrender’ amid ICE protestsDonald Trump condemns Starmer’s ‘great stupidity’ for giving away Chagos Islands in ‘act of total weakness’Denver man is arrested for first degree murder of two-year-old… as his sordid child abuse history comes to lightDenmark sends ‘substantial contribution’ of troops to Greenland amid growing tension with US as Trump refuses to rule out invasionFaded road markings are causing a ‘frightening’ number of near crashesIconic Australian landmark to be closed to the public after it went viral and became overrun by touristsThe Steven Bartlett celebrity backlash: Stars including Sara Cox, Vicky Pattison and Ulrika Jonsson turn on millionaire Dragons’ Den entrepreneur as he’s accused of whipping up misogynistic diatribeAirport worker, 28, dies after being crushed in freak towing accidentAussie diner unleashes over hidden charge added to her restaurant bill: ‘Why is this becoming a thing?’Syrian monster Bashar al Assad’s uncle dubbed ‘The Butcher of Hama’ for overseeing bloodbath crackdown dies aged 88 after fleeing to Dubai‘She hasn’t got a clue!’ Backlash at luvvie Emma Thompson for criticism of ‘unhealthy school dinners’Furious residents ‘refuse to pay their water bills’ after sewage pours onto their streets ‘every time it rains’Start of the race to succeed Keir Starmer: Shamed MP ‘opens door’ for Andy Burnham’s leadership challenge… if he can win bitter by-election against Nigel FarageTrump declares US gets ‘TOTAL ACCESS’ to Greenland as he reveals latest planViral campaign sends Victoria Beckham to No1 in charts for first time ever as Britain sides with her after dance humiliation by son BrooklynAmateur footballer, 20, who died from flesh-eating virus could have survived if paramedics had taken him to hospital, coroner rulesPrince Harry says British troops who died in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’ in backlash against Donald Trump’s jibe at UK’s war dead‘Insulting and frankly appalling’: Keir Starmer demands apology from Donald Trump in major transatlantic row over jibe at Britain’s Afghan war deadThe 12 cities that will see ‘catastrophic’ damage by crippling US winter storm: Live updatesDJ Fat Tony now reveals Nicola Peltz’s entire family stormed out of wedding after THAT dance and how Victoria Beckham draped her arms around BrooklynWinter Storm Fern death toll rises to 8 as the South is hit with TORNADO warning amid blistering -20F conditions: Live updatesNo-go Knightsbridge: Residents claim exclusive area is ‘no longer a billionaires playground’ as everyone with real money has fled the tyranny of ram-raiding gangs and moped driving machete thugs who rule the streetsMeghan takes the biscuit! Duchess hugs Girl Scouts at Sundance Film Festival with Harry promoting cookie selling documentaryShocking history of handgun Alex Pretti was carrying when he was shot by Border Patrol is revealed… as judge bans Trump administration from ‘destroying evidence’ from sceneHome education rises sharply as 1 in 50 kids in Blackpool withdrawTrump backtracks on his claims British troops dodged Afghanistan front line after sparking fury from veterans and Starmer: Calls soldiers ‘second to none’I’ve faced every mother’s nightmare after my daughter vanished 20 years agoChaos erupts in Minneapolis as agents fire tear gas and pepper balls at protesters after federal agents shoot and kill manFederal agents shoot and kill man in Minneapolis as video shows struggle before deadly blastsFurious protesters hammer on gates of migrant processing centre in Dover chanting ‘send them back’Pakistani asylum seeker unmasked by Reform MP Lee Anderson is found guilty of raping ‘vulnerable’ girl in a parkBritish Airways pilot ‘secretly’ filmed sex act with air hostess he matched with on Tinder before sending video to a friend, court hearsEx-home secretary Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory to DEFECT to Reform UK, saying ‘it feels like I have come home’Eerie moment train is filled with SNOW as historic winter storm cancels another 4,000 flights: Live updatesLying Kristi Noem ‘has outraged conservative DHS and ICE workers with her falsehoods about Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti’Alex Pretti’s heartbroken parents detail their last conversation with son days before he was killedEntire blocks of Detroit streets turned into frozen lakes after water mains burst during historic winter stormAlex Pretti broke rib in violent confrontation with ICE just days before he was shot dead in Minneapolis‘Far too little, far too late’: Fury as Reeves sends junior minister to announce paltry 15% off business rates for pubsTrump issues statement on Kristi Noem amid calls for her firingUkrainian drones wipe out $1billion worth of military aircraft in daring strikes inside Russia following Operation SpiderwebGrieving mother reveals horrific way she found out two of her three children had been killed in crash caused by wrong-way driverBBC Breakfast bosses ‘devastated’ by Carol Kirkwood’s exit as TV insiders reveals truth behind rumours she was ‘driven out by ageism to be replaced by younger presenter’Trump accounts: Million-dollar baby plan aims to create a fortune for America’s newest arrivals before age 30Devastating impact of Minneapolis shooting on Trump is worse than expected: Poll reveals America’s crushing verdict… and what he must do nextOutrage as US brewing company appears to promise ‘free beer all day long’ when Trump diesTeenager arrested after woman’s body is found dumped in TRASH CAN outside stunning Oklahoma homeRip-off Las Vegas’s death spiral worsens as shocking new figures show just how badly tourism slumped in 2025Secret tactics of Riot Inc: Soros-linked network behind ICE protests… group chats, training manuals and aliases exposedFrom martyr’s daughter to Maduro’s manipulator: How Venezuela’s ‘tiger’ clawed to become Trump’s regime change partnerDimensions of Trump’s massive new ‘Triumphal Arch’ are revealed as president ‘chooses the biggest size possible’ to honor America and wow visitorsI know there is worse to come, says ANDREW LOWNIE. ‘Homeless’ Sarah Ferguson will NEVER recover from this… while Epstein was using Andrew to get to the QueenAmerica set to freeze over yet again as massive ‘BOMB cyclone’ detonates in just hours with millions under extreme weather warningsLA descends into a war zone as furious protesters brandishing Mexican and American flags while wearing gas masks ATTACK policeNew video shows prison guards calmly going about their business just 30 minutes after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cellCandace Owens leaks new Erika Kirk video filmed days after Charlie’s assassination: ‘Everyone grieves differently’‘Homeless’ Sarah Ferguson has ‘nowhere to live’ after moving out of Windsor mansionDOJ set to release 3 MILLION Epstein files today… but only one woman’s face will be shownJeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Lord Mandelson’s husband Reinaldo Avila da Silva in 2009, emails in latest Epstein files revealsLabour minister says Nigel Farage is RACIST to voice concerns about surge in Turkish barbersTrump throws luxurious MAGA wedding for his top aide Dan Scavino at Mar-a-Lago… as blushing bride stuns guests and Elon Musk arrives with his baby mamaWoman reveals the easy AI trick that saved her £700 a year on household bills after study reveals the typical British household overpays without realisingLucy Letby’s parents went to the police first to put her name in the frame, saying she was being made a scapegoatTrump goes scorched earth and vows to SUE Epstein estate and nemesis who he claims ‘conspired to bring him down’Trump’s plan to transform Gaza ‘has given us a sense of hope’ Palestinians declareHollywood left reeling as Melania smashes box office numbers and becomes best documentary in a DECADE: ‘No one saw that coming’Why daylight jewellery robbers are raiding stores in some of London’s most exclusive postcodesDiversity drive to make Britain’s countryside more welcoming to minorities after report found it was ‘too white’ and ‘middle class’Beatrice and Eugenie ‘aghast’ at new Epstein revelations, their mother’s cosy relationship with paedophile financier and her cosy emails about themFight outside £2.5million seaside home leaves man in his 50s dead as police quiz 44-year-old on suspicion of murderJeffrey Epstein victim ‘had baby fathered by the paedophile snatched away ten minutes after birth’: Billionaire ‘had multiple secret children and hoped to create “superior” gene pool’Cybercrime cops raid French offices for X over ‘interference in politics’, with Elon Musk summoned for interviewNursery worker, 30, accused of raping and sexually abusing five toddlers in his care is ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, court hearsThieves saw down and steal statue of British boxing champion from London parkNHS to cover petrol costs, parking fees and train fares for families of children fighting cancer
Sat. Mar 28th, 2026

Are influencers a trustworthy source of news?

Are influencers a trustworthy source of news?

Today on The Stream: Are influencers a trustworthy alternative to traditional journalists?

Gen Z, in particular, is turning to social media rather than traditional media outlets for their news. This episode explores the rising influence of content creators as trusted sources of information. It examines how governments and organisations are increasingly harnessing this trend as a tool of soft power. Are audiences genuinely being informed, or subtly influenced? And in this evolving media landscape, what role does journalism still play?

Presenter: Stefanie Dekker

Guests:
Sophia Smith Galer – Digital journalist and author
Gina L Divittorio – Writer and comedian
Yayu Feng – Assistant professor, University of St Thomas

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