Wildfire Climate Misinformation Is Rampant, And Social Media Platforms Are Promoting It

CleanTechnica
By Carolyn FortunaJan 9, 2025, 11:47 pm912 ptsInterestingTop
Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could actually be tapped as a source…

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