The online spread of false claims about climate change is an existential threat.
Climate disinformation is shared widely online, seeking to sow division and delay climate action. We need to fight back and flood the feeds with reliable, accurate information, writes UN Under-Secretary-General Melissa Fleming.
Climate impacts are accelerating with every fraction of a degree of global warming, yet denial, distortion and falsehoods about well-established scientific facts are flooding the internet and media landscape, according to the participants of a panel discussion at UN Headquarters on mis- and disinformation relating to climate change.
Despite the growing number of extreme weather events-- Climate change denial is still very much out there-- particularly on social media While a lot of people may ignore it, that doesn't mean it doesn't make a lasting impact. Jaela Bernstien looks into the issue.
Even if you scroll past the videos and social posts making false claims about climate change, you’re not immune. A growing body of evidence shows that misinformation is having an impact, even if you never fall down the rabbit hole.
