Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation. Climate skeptic posts grew by 43% on YouTube from 2021 to 2024. Climate skeptic posts grew by 82% on X (Twitter) from 2021 to 2024.

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1. Global warming isn’t real” was the primary claim of those most vocally opposed to climate action. As more people experience the firsthand effects of climate-change-juiced-up heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires, and crop failures, a new kind of climate denial has emerged. Rather than outright deny the problem, today, the most popular online influencers focus on other false or misleading messages like “Climate solutions don’t work,” “Climate change has some benefits,” and pollution reduction policies are “tools for governments to control people.”

   These new forms of denial made up 70% of all such claims on YouTube in 2023, up from 35% in 2018, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

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