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Climate denial still flourishes on Facebook

Facebook is still allowing climate denial to flourish on its platform despite pledging months ago to crack down. About half the content from major publishers of climate denial receives warning labels and very little is fact-checked, a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate has found.

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10 Facebook publishers drive 69% of climate change misinformation

Anyone who's spent more than a few minutes online is likely acutely aware of the seemingly endless ocean of climate change denial content swirling across social media. But the vast misinformation maelstrom is largely being churned out by less than a dozen publishers.

‘Super polluters’: The top 10 publishers denying the climate crisis on Facebook

‘Super polluters’: The top 10 publishers denying the climate crisis on Facebook

Ten US-based and Russian state media outlets responsible for 69% of content on Facebook, finds Center for Countering Digital Hate.

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