Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/09/science-under-siege-weaponised-disinformation-michael-mann-peter-hotez?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

by mhicreachtain

4 comments

  1. Is this the point when we realise that democracy is not fit for purpose? Democracy can only operate when the electorate are reasonably well informed. But now they are being deliberately misinformed by bad actors who want to profit from the misinformation.

  2. Sounds like a skill issue on the part of scientists.

  3. Even decades ago, many futurists were saying that pseudoscience was the single greatest threat to human survival. People increasingly demand that public policy be based on how they think things work, and not on how they actually work.

    “I binge watched a whole season of Grey’s Anatomy this weekend. So I have a pretty deep understanding now of how American health policy works. I demand that public policy reflects my newly-formed, TV-based intuition.”

  4. “Dont believe half of what you read on the internet” – Abraham Lincoln

    BTW – every special interest uses disinformation.

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