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Uncovering climate disinformation

Uncover the battle against one of our era's greatest challenges – climate change. This dossier unravels the web of falsehoods obstructing climate action initiatives, and delves into the work of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung's Climate Disinformation Media Fellows. We expose the pervasive myths and misinformation campaigns hindering our collective efforts to address the urgent climate crisis.

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Events

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Climate Disinformation Media Fellows

Since 2023, we sponsor a select number of journalists from Europe and the USA & Canada to conduct on-the-ground reporting on climate disinformation case studies relevant to the foundation’s work. Fellowships are selected annually and are open to journalists in any media format.

Current Fellows

Previous Fellows

Our work with EU DisinfoLab

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union is proudly supporting EU DisinfoLab, the independent non-profit organisation gathering knwoledge and expertise on disinformation in Europe.

Cleaning the climate advertising industry - EU DisinfoLab

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Webinar: "Polluting the truth about climate change" - EU DisinfoLab

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Webinar: How platforms are responding to EU regulations to prevent climate disinformation - EU DisinfoLab

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Climate lies series | #1 How dangerous are climate lies for our democracy? - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

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Climate lies series | #2 Right-wing populists & conspiracy groups climate lies in the German debate - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

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How can we protect ourselves and take action against disinformation on the climate crisis? - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

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Related content

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Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change

E-paper
With the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across society, it is important to understand in which ways AI may accelerate or impede climate progress, and how various stakeholders can guide those developments.
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The state of content moderation for the LGBTIQA+ community and the role of the EU Digital Services Act

E-paper
Platforms can empower groups that have previously been silenced. However, platforms also host hateful and illegal content, often targeted at minorities, and content is prone to being unfairly censored by algorithmically biased moderation systems. This report analyzes the current environment of content moderation, particularly bringing to light negative effects for the LGBTIQA+ community, and provides policy recommendations for the forthcoming negotiations on the EU Digital Services Act.
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Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice

E-paper
Existing content moderation practices, both algorithmically-driven and people-determined, are rooted in white colonialist culture. Black women’s opinions, experiences, and expertise are suppressed and their online communication streams are removed abruptly, silently, and quickly. This paper explores algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation and makes the case for the regular examination of the impact of content moderation tactics on Black women and other minoritized communities.
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Flood of disinformation – Southern Brazil climate emergency aggravated by disinformation

Analysis
Three weeks ago, Brazilians stood by in astonishment as they witnessed yet another example of a climate emergency: the damage caused by the rains in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, bordering Uruguay and Argentina. According to the authorities, in a statement released on May 20, 146 deaths and 131 missing people were recorded and more than 81,000 people are still in shelters. 2.3 million people were affected in 463 of the state’s 497 cities. Today, the day this article is being written, the rain has returned heavily to Porto Alegre, the state capital. In addition to these shocking figures, which cannot reflect the immeasurable suffering involved, the tragedy has also fostered another phenomenon of our times that is very devastating: disinformation.
By Manoela Vianna

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