How Russell Brand's online supporters are rewriting the story | Top Comment

After former entertainer Russell Brand was sentenced to 10-and-a-half-years in jail for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault earlier this week, a corner of social media is pushing false claims and conspiracy theories in support of him.

In this episode, Marianna and Matt discuss how this is increasingly a feature of a world where celebrities or powerful people who are found guilty of wrongdoing, can rehabilitate themselves in the eyes of a cult conspiracy following online.

Marianna messages some of the people sharing this content and asks them what they really believe and why.

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