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Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warnsNews

Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warns

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding…
SourceSourceJuly 22, 2025 Full article
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Experts warn ‘AI-written’ paper is latest spin on climate change denialClimate

Experts warn ‘AI-written’ paper is latest spin on climate change denial

Washington, United States | AFP Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research…
SourceSourceApril 4, 2025 Full article
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Fighting big oil’s misleading ads as disclosures and inoculations counter climate disinformationClimate

Fighting big oil’s misleading ads as disclosures and inoculations counter climate disinformation

A sneaky form of advertising favored by oil giants influences public opinion with climate action misperceptions, but researchers are studying potential solutions Summary: Oil companies…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2025 Full article
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Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US statesNews

Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US states

Washington, United States | AFP Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification,…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiraciesScience

Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiracies

People with high levels of mistrust or credulity may struggle to recognize fake news, leaving them more vulnerable to conspiracy beliefs and vaccine hesitancy, according…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 4, 2024 Full article
UN launches initiative to counter climate disinformationClimate

UN launches initiative to counter climate disinformation

As the world grapples with the accelerating impacts of climate change, the United Nations has announced a bold new initiative aimed at combating disinformation that…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 20, 2024 Full article
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Google urged to step up efforts to demonetize climate falsehoodsNews

Google urged to step up efforts to demonetize climate falsehoods

Washington, United States | AFP Civil society groups implored Google on Thursday to rigorously enforce its policy to demonetize environmental disinformation, saying ads placed alongside…
SourceSourceOctober 25, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024NewsScience

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024

Strong contribution from sensible heat to global precipitation increase in climate models is not supported by observational based data It has previously been shown that…
SourceSourceOctober 13, 2024 Full article
Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthensNews

Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens

By Sarah TITTERTON | AFP Washington, United States (UPDATED) - Survivors of deadly Hurricane Helene along the Florida coast were ordered to evacuate again on…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2024 Full article
Repeated misinformation weakens climate science convictionsScience

Repeated misinformation weakens climate science convictions

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) and Australia reveals a troubling finding: even firm believers in climate science…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Repetition boosts belief in climate-skeptical claims, even among climate science endorsersScience

Repetition boosts belief in climate-skeptical claims, even among climate science endorsers

A single repetition increased the claims’ perceived truth for the strongest climate science supporters surveyed. By PLOS ONE Climate science supporters rated climate-skeptical statements as…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwideClimateNews

Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide

By Manon JACOB | AFP Washington, United States - Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role…
SourceSourceJune 11, 2024 Full article
A Vaccine for Climate MisinformationFacts

A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation

By Stella Levantesi | DeSmog Facts aren’t enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy. “The climate crisis is a hoax,”…
SourceSourceMay 9, 2024 Full article