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Disinformation pollutes the information environment and damages citizens and the democratic process. Among others, it also erodes trust in institutions, media and science. As mentioned in the last IPCC report, disinformation resulting in public misperception of climate risks is delaying urgent adaptation planning and implementation. How to deal with disinformation on a topic, such as the anthropogenic origin of climate change, on which 97% of scientist agree? This paper will first introduce some of the main climate change disinformation narratives currently circulating and will highlight how such content is produced. It will then focus on how such content is shared to then look at what can be done to counter such disinformation. The focus on response will follow the whole of society approach, from pre-and de-bunking, to communication and science communication, to media literacy and regulatory responses.
Paula Gori (Fri,) studied this question.