In 2020, this strip of land along the Thailand-Myanmar border was relatively barren. By 2022, it was a full-fledged international scamming compound, where workers would be trafficked under promises of legitimate jobs. https://bit.ly/4defCLY

Facebook's promise was to create a more open and connected world. Our 2018 documentary "The Facebook Dilemma" investigated how multiple warnings about the platform’s negative impact on privacy and democracy were eclipsed by the company’s pursuit of growth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T48KFiHwexM

U.S. authorities levied torture charges Thursday against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Our 2026 documentary with @apnews.com, "Crisis in Venezuela," examined the dramatic U.S. capture of Maduro, and questions about the country's future. https://bit.ly/46TTgfw

31 years ago this month, O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. In "The O.J. Verdict," we examined how the trial and its aftermath raised profound questions about the criminal justice system and America’s racial divide. https://bit.ly/4mQwHgR

When the threat of climate change emerged as a major global issue, how did the world respond? Our 2008 documentary "Heat" examined where the global political and economic conversation around climate change and global warming stood — and where it might go.
https://youtu.be/DSEkygwmh3A

Could you spot an AI-powered scam? Artificial intelligence is turbocharging scams in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Take this quiz from our partners at The Associated Press to see if you can tell what’s real and what’s not. https://to.pbs.org/4e8rDCM

Simon, a widower who asked not to be identified by his full name, says he lost $812,000 in a scam after meeting “Emilie” on a dating app. In "Scammed," FRONTLINE and @apnews.com go inside the global growth of the scam industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8I2b1TK2EY

"Emilie" stole $812,000 from a widower in the U.S. Reporters traced the fake online persona to a scam compound in Myanmar: "There was a five-step plan for how to manipulate people psychologically."
https://to.pbs.org/46VXym7

Millions of Americans have fallen victim to a growing epidemic of online scams, from sextortion schemes aimed at teens to crypto scams targeting seniors. In "Scammed," FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate this global criminal industry. Watch Tuesday, Sept. 29: https://to.pbs.org/3TpwlF5

In 2002, Galicia, Spain saw what would become one of the worst oil spills in history. The result was an environmental and economic disaster — and related litigation has continued for more than two decades. https://to.pbs.org/4jps670

In November 2002, a Greek-owned oil tanker called the Prestige sank and began to spill 20 million gallons of oil off the northwest corner of Spain. We documented the impact on local communities and the fierce debate around who was to blame. https://youtu.be/3sigQmnKLLw

For decades, Kenyan men had been bringing home Olympic medal after medal, but Kenyan women were largely confined to traditional roles. When Lornah Kiplagat emerged as one of the best female runners in the world, she built the first women’s running camp in the country. https://bit.ly/4AkoBEX

When the twin towers fell on Sept. 11, John O'Neill may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America. A former FBI agent, O'Neill had predicted such an attack for years — and on that day, was at his new job at the World Trade Center. https://bit.ly/4gXyqzV

When the twin towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: former FBI agent John O'Neill. https://to.pbs.org/4yjlOdA

This weekend, Germany's far-right AfD party declared electoral victory in the East German state of Saxony-Anhalt. In 2025's "The Rise of Germany's New Right," we examined the political ascendance of this nationalist and anti-immigrant party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwgFeOJH6tk

In 2003, 29-year-old Matias Juan Garcia Zavaleta decided to make the journey from his home in Oaxaca, Mexico, to the U.S. in search of work to support his family. But after walking through the desert’s intense heat over the course of two nights, he collapsed. https://bit.ly/45VsL8r

In the days after 9/11, the Bush administration began developing an anti-terror apparatus that would long remain hidden from the public. Washington Post reporter Dana Priest and her colleague William Arkin would help uncover that effort — what they dubbed “top secret America.” https://bit.ly/4gTBYnY

After the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that the U.S. would have to operate on the "dark side." In our 2006 documentary "The Dark Side," we detailed Cheney's role as the architect of what would come to be called the "war on terror." Watch: https://bit.ly/4xqhvgF

The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't the first time the world experienced an outbreak of a never-before-seen type of coronavirus. In the early 2000s, it was SARS. https://bit.ly/4grFW77