Influencer GK Barry goes inside one of the UK’s most notorious gossip forums to ask where online gossip ends and real-world harm begins.

Having experienced Tattle Life scrutiny first-hand, GK meets people who say their lives were torn apart by abusive, false or intrusive online claims – including Sophie Dickson, whose daughter Princess died earlier this year, and the widow of a man accused online of faking a terminal cancer diagnosis, even after his death.

Tattle Life claims it exists to “hold influencers to account”. But as GK digs deeper, she examines claims that a culture of rumour, conjecture and cruelty flourishes behind anonymity, raising questions about accountability and moderation.

Determined to understand who is really responsible, GK investigates how the site operates and attempts to track down Tattle Life’s elusive owner, who rarely speaks publicly.