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The Fifth Estate

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@cbcfifth
Canada's premier investigative documentary series. Watch episodes on demand on @CBCGem. Story tips:
  • Finance
  • Watches
  • Following 45
  • Followers 18.3K
  • Engagement 29.15%
  • Avg comments 0

About The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate (@cbcfifth) is a Content & Apps creator on Instagram, also filed under Finance and Watches. The account has 18,312 followers and 221 published posts. Recent posts average 1,879 likes and 0 comments, an engagement rate of 29.15%.

With 18.3K followers, The Fifth Estate is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 45 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 407 followers per account The Fifth Estate follows. The Fifth Estate is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files The Fifth Estate under 3 categories, led by Content & Apps and followed by Finance and Watches.

The Instagram bio for The Fifth Estate runs to 13 words across 3 lines. The bio mentions @CBCGem. The latest activity Flinque has on record for The Fifth Estate dates from May 2026.

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221 Posts

All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for The Fifth Estate are videos. 221 published posts give The Fifth Estate a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 83 followers for each post published. The Fifth Estate also keeps 3 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 63 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include watch, thefifthestate, canada, full and episode. The captions tag #thefifthestate, #cbcnews, #fifthestate, #police and #cricket.

The home of the newly elected president of Cricket Canada in Surrey, B.C., was the target of a shooting early Wednesday morning, the fifth estate has learned. Police say the house was occupied at the time of the shooting, but no one was injured.

#CricketCanada #Police #Shooting #FifthEstate #News
The fifth estate’s Steven D’Souza shares how the team tracked down Cricket Canada’s then-president after weeks of efforts to get answers into allegations of organized crime influencing the organization and national team.

You can watch the full episode, Corruption, Crime & Cricket Canada on YouTube.

#Cricket #BishnoiGang #Crime #Moment #thefifthestate
Terminology and symbols popular among hate groups and flagged by the Anti-Defamation League are making their way onto social media platforms in what should be a violation of their own community guidelines.

The fifth estate’s Eva Uguen-Csenge shares what they’ve uncovered.

#SocialMedia #Investigation #Explainer #FifthEstate #CBCNews
Hua Yong, a Chinese artist and prominent critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), died while kayaking in the coast of Northern B.C. back in November 2022. Despite it being over three years since Yong’s body was recovered, a coroner’s investigation into his cause of death remains ongoing.

Radio-Canada reporters, in conjunction with the fifth estate, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, spoke with a former Chinese spy tasked with monitoring Yong to learn how the CCP uses its secret police force to suppress dissent by silencing critics abroad.

#China #Spying #Democracy #FifthEstate #RadioCanada
Cricket Canada, the organization that runs the country’s national cricket team, is under fire for allegations of corruption and spot-fixing at the World Cup.

The fifth estate’s Steven D’Souza looks into how money and death threats supposedly issued by an organized crime group known as the Bishnoi Gang, have infiltrated the sport’s highest level.

#Cricket #BishnoiGang #Crime #Moment #thefifthestate
What started as a plea on social media to save the lives of hundreds of ostriches on a rural B.C. farm erupted into a fight against what some supporters called government overreach.

The fifth estate looks into how Universal Ostrich Farms became a hotbed for the fight against Ottawa that attracted money and support from the likes of the Freedom Convoy.

To watch the full episode, click the link in our bio.

#Edgewood #ostrich #BritishColumbia#fifthestate #CBCNews
No one gets rejected more than an investigative journalist. When you’re looking for answers or opportunities, don’t take it personally. Rejection is part of the job, and may lead you to something better. Watch The Fifth Estate on | #rejection #rejected #investigativejournalism #thefifthestate
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have been vocal to foreign investors that Canada ‘has what the world needs,’ touting the country’s supply of energy and rare, critical minerals as an alternative supplier to China.

But the fifth estate has found that these calls for investment have also attracted hundreds of millions of dollars from entities linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, who’s been clear about his desire to annex countries rich in resources.

To watch the full episode, click the link in our bio.

#Canada #US #Mining #TheFifthEstate #CBCNews
Spit hoods, or spit masks, are used by first responders across Canada to protect themselves from being spit on or bitten.

But an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate and Radio-Canada's Enquête has found use of these devices is risky — and can be deadly.

To watch the full episode, click the link in our bio.

#SpitHoods #Police #Quebec #TheFifthEstate #CBCNews
Online extremist content is influencing real-life violence. To creators, it’s free speech and it’s also big business. The fifth estate follows the money to track down the Canadians behind Entropy, a platform launched in 2019 that’s now hosting and funding white supremacists.

To watch the full episode, click the link in our bio.

#Calgary #Entropy #Nashville #TheFifthEstate #CBCNews

The Fifth Estate's engagement

The Fifth Estate's engagement rate on Instagram is 29.15%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 3 followers. Recent posts average 1,879 likes and 0 comments, so every recorded reaction is a like.

Engagement rate

29.15%

Avg likes
1.9K
Avg comments
0
Interactions : followers
1 : 3

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Who is The Fifth Estate?

The Fifth Estate (@cbcfifth) is a Content & Apps creator on Instagram, also filed under Finance and Watches. The Fifth Estate is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for The Fifth Estate runs to 13 words across 3 lines.

How many followers does The Fifth Estate have?

The Fifth Estate has 18,312 followers on Instagram (18.3K). Set against 45 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 407 followers per account The Fifth Estate follows. 221 published posts give The Fifth Estate a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is The Fifth Estate's engagement rate?

The Fifth Estate's engagement rate on Instagram is 29.15%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 3 followers. Recent posts average 1,879 likes and 0 comments, so every recorded reaction is a like.

What does The Fifth Estate post about on Instagram?

Flinque files The Fifth Estate under 3 categories, led by Content & Apps and followed by Finance and Watches. All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for The Fifth Estate are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for The Fifth Estate repeatedly use the words watch, thefifthestate, canada, full and episode. The Fifth Estate's captions carry hashtags such as #thefifthestate, #cbcnews and #fifthestate. The Fifth Estate writes those captions mainly in English. The Fifth Estate keeps 3 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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The Fifth Estate's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 1 external site, and a free Flinque account opens that link. The account is registered as an Instagram business account. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist The Fifth Estate and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.

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