‘Climate Misinformation’: Think Wrongly, Pay Dearly

The European Conservative ^ | 18 Nov, 2025 | Hélène de Lauzun

[MtnClimber]

For the first time in France, a private television channel, CNews, has been convicted of ‘climate misinformation’. The debate on climate change is no longer a matter of conflicting arguments or scientific controversy; it is now an official doctrine that cannot be questioned or even discussed without breaking the law. Meanwhile, on public service television, falsehoods and inaccuracies on the same subject are repeated without any contradiction.

This is a first in France: the news channel CNews, owned by conservative Catholic billionaire Vincent Bolloré, has just been ordered by the council of state to pay a fine of €20,000 for ‘climate misinformation.’

This is a further step towards the establishment of a ministry of truth. Until now, financial penalties have been limited to comments deemed hateful but have spared the sphere of scientific debate. Even though there is no absolute consensus on the issue of global climate change, and even though, according to the rules of epistemology, a scientific theory must be refutable in order to be valid, the Council of State, through its decision, validates the idea of an official, authorised body of knowledge with echoes of Lysenkoism.

The charge is noted by the left-wing newspaper Libération: “On the air, a supporter of Zemmour had made climate-sceptical remarks without any contradiction.” The crime is therefore multiple: a supporter of Zemmour was involved—and not just any speaker; the comments were ‘climate-sceptical’ and had not been formally refuted, proving that the guest was mired in the darkness of ignorance and heresy.

“Anthropogenic global warming is a lie,” said columnist and economist Philippe Herlin on the programme Punchline été on August 8th, 2023. The condemnation for these remarks, which were deemed unquestionably outrageous and dangerous, was handed down by ARCOM, the independent media regulatory authority

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: climate; dissent; europe; freespeech; humanrights; leftism; tyranny

[MtnClimber]

Europe is lost. It should be a cautionary tale for the USA.

[MeganC]

President Trump needs to make clear to these countries that our military support is contingent on their respect for human rights, including the right to freedom of speech.

No freedom of speech?

No US support for your country when you need it.

[butlerweave]

All info is climate misinformation except what comes from Government now after a bunch of countries signed the UN Climate Misinformation Dictatorship Manifesto ,LOL

[bobbo666]

This is the natural path of the poisonous law in Germany about Holocaust denial.

Yeah, if some arsehole gets up and says there was not Holocaust, well, he is an arsehole. But, they should not go to jail for doing that.

Once in place, tho, this is the precedent for any country to say that any particular bit of speech is unlawful. Violate free speech and this is what you ALWAYS get.

The EU is poisoned. It is doomed. Break it up.

[TokarevM57]

....”climate sceptical”......”climate misinformation”....? what kind of 1984-like country has France become...??

[Mr Rogers]

Agreed. People have a right to air stupid opinions and even lie in public. Heck, without that, there could be no democrat party…

;>)

[KC Burke]

I wonder how zee Freeench Government is with the 2020 stolen election in the US.?

[iamgalt]

The good news is if the EU weenies insist on embracing the climate BS it gives us a real competitive advantage.. unless the rats get back into power

[cuban leaf]

The EU is our canary in the coal mine. Just like they were back in 1939-1941. Kinda sucks to be the canary, though.

[kawhill]

The climate changes here in central KS quite frequently...almost every day.

[Libloather]

...it is now an official doctrine that cannot be questioned or even discussed without breaking the law.

Science.