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New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform last year.

Search for the word climate on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation is climate scam.

Analysts at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue find searches for information about climate change turned up recommendations for content that denied the reality of climate change or made misleading claims about efforts to mitigate its effects.

And Twitter isn't the only site promoting content that scientists and environmental advocates say undercuts public support for policies intended to respond to a changing climate.

The reprieve came to her from a Bench of Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha after she recorded a statement in the court.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/climate-misinformation-rocket-boosters-on-musks-twitter/"></div>WASHINGTON (AP) — Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn’t “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead “climate scam.” Clicking on the recommendation yields dozens of posts denying the reality of climate change and making misleading ...

New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform last year. Analysts at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue find searches for information about climate change turned up recommendations for content that denied the reality of climate change or made misleading claims about efforts to mitigate its effects. On Facebook owner Meta, the researchers identified thousands of ads paid for by fossil fuel companies that criticized renewable energy...

Clicking on the recommendation yields dozens of posts on Twitter denying the reality of climate change and making misleading claims about efforts to mitigate it. Such misinformation has flourished since it was bought by Elon Musk last year, but the site isnt the only one promoting content that scientists and environmental advocates say undercuts public support for policies intended to respond to a changing climate.

Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn't “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead

Search for the word "climate" on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn't "climate crisis" or "climate jobs" or even "climate change" but instead "climate scam."