Data Sources - Season 4 (2025)

Anabolic steroids are freely available online. Influencers encourage their followers to use steroid on Instagram and TikTok and they are easy to order on Telegram. How can a dangerous substance be so easy to get hold of?

High-resolution cameras, facial recognition software, state-of-the-art video surveillance centres: Data Sources reveals how Western companies are helping the authoritarian regime in Kazakhstan to create a mass surveillance system.

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives. The route through neighbouring China has become a trap as Beijing tracks and deports North Koreans back home with the help of the latest technology.

How does a small circle close to the government dominate Hungary’s economy? Data Sources investigates the richest man in the country, a childhood friend of Viktor Orban, and how European funds are being used for dubious projects.

Lack of transparency, lax controls, money laundering: Are neobanks encouraging financial fraud and identity abuse? A look at the downside of the banking revolution. Over the last decade, the banking sector has experienced a digital revolution. Apps have replaced branches, chatbots have replaced advisors, and hundreds of new players have flooded the market. But the miraculous transformation of the banking sector also harbors dangers. Data Sources investigated the downside of the banking revolution.

This is a French group that, in theory, has nothing to do with the defense sector: it specializes in commodities trading and sugar production. In Russia, it has about fifteen facilities and employs 4,000 people.

Stolen and resold in a flash. Identity cards, personal data, banking information... You can find everything on Telegram. An investigation into a booming scam marketplace.

Every year, Shen Yun tours the world. But what do we really know about the dance troupe, and who benefits from their sold-out shows? With Open Data, we look behind the scenes and reveal the dark side of Shen Yun.

Pornographic deepfakes are among the most repellent aspects of AI: photos and videos of real women are manipulated, stripped and fabricated without their consent and then spread across social networks. "Data Sources" investigates this illegal market and the people who profit from abusing women's images online.

For some teenagers, virtual companions are already replacing friends or mental health professionals. As millions adopt these AI companions, how far can their influence reach? This investigation examines how these platforms operate and the potentially toxic effects they can have on young users.

Hundreds of French citizens have settled in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which are widely considered illegal under international law. Why do they choose to move to one of the world's most contested regions, and who encourages these relocations?