“Climate scientists say heatwave misinformation is fuelling online harassment” by Tamsin Paternoster for @euronews:

[michaelemann@fediscience.org]

“Climate scientists say heatwave misinformation is fuelling online harassment” by Tamsin Paternoster for @euronews:

Climate experts say heatwave misinformation is fuelling online abuse

Misleading claims about Europe's record heatwave in May have followed familiar climate-change denial narratives, as scientists say that misinformation can help fuel online hostility.

euronews (www.euronews.com)

[herverenault@framapiaf.org]

@MichaelEMann @euronews "she had seen climate change denial messaging appear on her feed within seconds of posting, which she suspects could be bot activity." It would be interesting to know who runs these bots.