Marketplace

Season 53

This series focuses on consumer affairs and news. The regular features include short investigative documentaries, test of products and advertising claims and product warnings.

Where to Watch Marketplace • Season 53

7 Episodes

  • Plastic Alternatives: Eco-Friendly or Eco-Fiction?
    E1
    Plastic Alternatives: Eco-Friendly or Eco-Fiction?We all know single-use plastics can be a disaster for the planet—but are so-called “sustainable” alternatives so much better? Marketplace cuts through the greenwashing claims to expose the truth, revealing how companies have swapped one throwaway solution for another.
  • The Sextortion Network
    E2
    The Sextortion NetworkWe expose a network of overseas scammers targeting and blackmailing teens, and in some cases, driving them to suicide within hours of falling into a trap known as ‘sextortion’. We create fake social media profiles to investigate the business behind the blackmail.
  • The Fraud Factory
    E3
    The Fraud FactoryRevealing the inner workings of an investment scam using fake ads to rob Canadians of money.
  • The Aftermath of AGM Renovations
    E4
    The Aftermath of AGM RenovationsCBC investigators go to Bulgaria to meet and confront Ivan, the owner/operator of AGM, who accepted payments from customers and then left Canada with little or no work done. Nothing substantial was accomplished by the expedition.
  • Investigating Dr. TikTok
    E5
    Investigating Dr. TikTokMarketplace searches through hundreds of health videos on TikTok for misinformation.
  • Deception at the Dealership
    E6
    Deception at the DealershipAn undercover spot check at car dealerships reveals misleading advertising for some big brands.
  • Fri, Nov 14
    E7
    Canada's Worst CommuteMarketplace drives into traffic jams plaguing cities across Canada to crown the country's worst commute, as we reveal the true cost of congestion and the solutions that aren't moving anywhere thanks to a lack of political will.

 

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