Want to understand how climate misinformation works - and who's spreading it? Check out Hot Air from Tortoise Media, C3DS, University of Exeter University of Exeter
Introducing Hot Air, a publicly-available interactive database and visualisation tool highlighting the volume of online misinformation surrounding climate change. Developed in partnership with C3DS, University of Exeter and supported by Octopus Energy. The tool tracks online climate misinformation, revealing the origins of stories such as: 🌍 Wind turbines being harmful to whales 🌎 Volcanic eruptions being responsible for temperature increases 🌏 Farmers forced to kill livestock to meet net zero targets With assistance from the University of Exeter, our data team identified almost 300 individual actors who regularly post online about climate – in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation. Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: https://torto.se/42jShSz Bex Sander | Joseph White | Katherine Riley
