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The hub is backed by facts from leading environmental organisations including the IPCC and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) “A healthy planet depends on everyone, everywhere, and that starts with people having access to accurate and timely information,” says Nancy Groves, digital strategy chief for UNEP. “We look forward to continuing to work with Facebook on this new effort to dispel myths and to provide access to the latest science on the climate emergency.” Facebook is tackling climate misinformationFacebook Debunking climate change myths Climate communication experts from the Unive...

Facebook users in the UK will be first to see information labels on posts about climate change, the social network has announced. The move is part of a wider effort by the tech giant to debunk climate myths and to promote more facts from leading environment specialists on Facebook’s existing knowledge hub. Labels will direct people to the Climate Science Information Centre section of the platform, starting as a “small test” on posts in the UK before rolling out to other countries. Facebook has enlisted the help of experts from the likes of the University of Cambridge, George Mason Unive...