How climate change denial on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok is not going away, with lies, hoaxes and conspiracy theories still rampant


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The climate is changing, but misinformation about it on the major social media platforms is not. Climate change falsehoods, hoaxes and conspiracy theories are still prevalent on Twitter , Facebook , TikTok and YouTube despite pledges to crack down, a new report says. Social media posts and videos denying climate change , disputing its causes or underplaying its effects not only can still be found on these platforms, but they are often also missing warning labels or links to credible information, according to Advance Democracy, a research organisation that studies misinformation. Climate scientists say they’re frustrated by the lack of...