How is climate misinformation evolving?
False information spread online is causing big problems and it’s getting harder to spot
The Climate Question · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Climate science and reporting are vital to understanding how our climate is changing and what we can do about it. But false information about climate change spread online is causing big problems. It’s no longer just about saying that climate change isn't happening; it’s increasingly about spreading uncertainty about its causes, its speed and the solutions. That’s making climate misinformation and disinformation harder to spot - and more divisive.
Host Jordan Dunbar is joined by Jacqui Wakefield, global disinformation reporter with the BBC World Service and guests Marco Silva, climate disinformation journalist at BBC Verify and Prof Michael E Mann, climatologist and director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania.
Researcher: Tsogzolmaa Shofyor Producer: Osman Iqbal Editor: Simon Watts
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