Thousands of YouTube videos are spreading false information about climate change, downplaying the effects of global warming. No longer claiming that climate change was a lie, the deniers are now claiming that global warming will be beneficial or perhaps even harmless. YouTube is making $13.4 million annually on climate denying videos. (CNN, January 17, 2024, by Rachel Ramirez)
The Center for Countering Digital Hate found that the lies about climate “now have to do with denying the benefits of clean energy, attacking policies meant to slash planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels, and maligning scientists and advocates that push for change,” writes Justine Calma in The Verge, January 16, 2024. Among teenagers, who consume a lot of YouTube content, one third believed that climate policies cause harm.