Posted on 11/05/2021 4:14:24 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Climate change denial is spreading unchecked on Facebook, two studies by disinformation researchers have found.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue said less than 10% of misleading posts were marked as misinformation.
It found that of 7,000 misleading posts describing climate change as "hysteria", "alarmism", a "scam", or other related terms, only 8% were marked as misinformation.
Facebook pledged to flag climate denial content early this year.
The CCDH looked at a sample of posts from the past year which attracted roughly 700,000 likes and shares. Researchers used social media analytics tool Newswhip to search for strings of key words including "climate change", global warming" and, "fraud", "hoax", "cult", "scam", "lie" and so on.
The researchers manually reviewed every post to make sure it met their definition of climate denial and was not a post condemning such beliefs.
Highly shared articles made false assertions that climate change was not confirmed by science or claimed to debunk it with data. Of these, 69% could be traced back to just 10 "super-polluter" publishers - dubbed the "toxic ten" - the campaign group found.
In fact, our understanding of climate change comes from analyses of millions of measurements gathered in different parts of the world. And multiple independent teams of scientists have reached the same result - a spike in temperatures coinciding with the onset of the industrial era.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
The propaganda organs speak!!!!
BBC News seems to have forgotten that the whole of the climate scam began with the UK’s coal miners going on strike because the prediction was (at the time) the temperatures would fall and more coal would be needed ; they wanted more money for the more work they would have to do.
UK politicians solved the crisis by declaring that the predicted cooling was wrong and the temperatures would rise ; so less, not more, coal would be needed. Strike averted.
“Facebook censorship still leaves much to be desired.” - The Ministry of Truth
How Dare They!
Climate change=chicken littleism
Wrongspeak will get you a trip to room 101.
I haven’t the story of this (climate change debate) kicking off with the miners in the UK.
But it’s a bit rich the BBC reporting this when a recent page on their website (aimed at younger viewers) provided a totally one-sided argument about the debate.
All I hear about global warming is hysteria without a rational argument. And, over the years I’ve lived through failed predictions of the world’s demise. Don’t tell me it’s settled science and think it is supposed to convince me.
For the sake of critical thinking, and since public policy and taxation is involved.... I’d love to see a court styled argument. The weather cultists should provide their argument and whatever evidence to support it. Immediately followed by an opposing opinion with an argument and supporting evidence. Let’s be done with this one way or another.
I like how the “Institute for Strategic Dialogue” is trying to get people to shut up.
Then, there was the infamous hockey stick diagram, which has been proven to be manufactured by gluing two unrelated graphs together. Also coming from Great Britain.
If you have an hour, this is the best presentation, refuting all global warming points. Prof Happer is the best. This is his best.
https://co2coalition.org/media/how-to-think-about-climate-change-william-happer/
“fraud”, “hoax”, “cult”, “scam”, “lie”
Cult turns to pagans
Falling into the classic prog trap.
Virtue signal with pledge.
Doesn't have the resources to get the job done.
Now getting attacked from both sides.
One side for the attempt and the opposing side for NOT getting the job done.
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