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'Murderers and criminals:' Meteorologists face unprecedented trolling from conspiracy theorists

“Murderers.” “Criminals.” “We are watching you.” These are just a handful of the threats and abuse sent to meteorologists at Spain’s national weather agency in recent months. The harassment of meteorologists by conspiracy theorists and climate deniers is not confined to Spain.

Pinterest bans climate misinformation from posts and ads

Pinterest bans climate misinformation from posts and ads

The virtual pinboard service will remove content that denies climate change after also blocking ads about politics, weight loss and anti-vaccine sentiment.
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Facebook algorithm ‘pushes conspiracy theories at climate change sceptics’

Facebook’s automated algorithms push climate change sceptics to read increasingly extreme conspiracy theories and misinformation about global warming, a study has found.

Two Pittsburgh CEOs make their very different pitches for why the world needs more gas
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Two Pittsburgh CEOs make their very different pitches for why the world needs more gas

Their aim was the same: to get the American public, and the world, to accept natural gas as good and necessary. A savior, even.

Greg Bensinger: Social media is polluted with climate denialism

Greg Bensinger: Social media is polluted with climate denialism

Climate misinformation is rampant on social media. Is there anything to be done?
The Capitol riot and climate disinformation
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The Capitol riot and climate disinformation

They're more closely related than you might think.

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Greens track deniers ahead of Biden climate push

A coalition of environmentalists is tracking online disinformation about climate change in response to a rising tide of conspiratorial thinking among the American electorate.
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