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When Alex came to Australia from Hong Kong, he was looking for the experience of studying abroad.
Hoping to meet like-minded friends, he joined a Bible group — but it started taking over his life.
Then, late one night, he discovered who was really pulling the strings.
We bring you Alex’s story in RN Presents — This Much is True, where we unpack how misinformation, cults and conspiracies are tearing families apart, and what to do about it.
You’ll also meet Emma, whose mum went from crystals to a clique that believes in aliens and past lives. And Tim, who fell into QAnon with his dad, but things got messy when one wanted to leave.
Over on Soul Search, we’re talking soulmates in our three-part series, Short-Distance Relationships, about how the pandemic has influenced our relationships with the people we love.
Until next time,
Annika Blau, RN digital editor
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Juanita: A Family Mystery delves into one of this country's biggest crime mysteries — the 1975 disappearance of Kings Cross activist and businesswoman Juanita Nielsen.
The unmissable two-part series follows Juanita's family members, Keiran McGee and Pip Rey, as they work alongside the ABC's award-winning Unravel: True Crime podcast team to uncover the truth behind Juanita's mysterious disappearance and almost certain murder.
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In the last episode of This Much Is True: how do you climb out of a conspiracy movement?
Two people who have done it say the process is "confusing", "traumatic", and "a hard reset". Now, a team of researchers is trying to develop the equivalent of a vaccine, so that we could be immunised against misinformation.
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