Contains strong language.

Marianna in Conspiracyland, Marianna in Conspiracyland 2, 2. Conspiracyland at home

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Marianna in Conspiracyland 2

2. Conspiracyland at home

July 7, 2025

30 minutes

Available for over a year

Could the answer lie in the past? The BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, Marianna Spring, continues investigating what happened to Paloma Shemirani. She speaks to Paloma’s brothers to see if the answers could lie in the house they grew up in. Who is Paloma’s mum - prominent British conspiracy theorist influencer Kate Shemirani - and how did her beliefs evolve and impact Paloma and her siblings? Could her mum’s conspiracy theory views have influenced Paloma’s decision to reject chemotherapy?

Host: Marianna Spring

Producer: Anna Harris

Story Editor: Matt Willis

Sound Designer: Tony Churnside

Editor: Sam Bonham

Commissioning producer: Nathan Jones

Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts

This was a BBC collaboration with Panorama. Watch Cancer Conspiracy Theories on iPlayer now.