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Climate Change Disinformation Tactics

Curriculum

  • 25 Sections
  • 29 Lessons
  • Lifetime
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  • Introduction
    1
    • 1.0
      Introduction
      1 Minute
  • Understanding disinformation and misinformation on climate change
    0
    • Definitions and distinctions
      2
      • 3.0
        Definitions and distinctions 1/2
      • 3.1
        Definitions and distinctions 2/2
    • Effects on public discourse
      2
      • 4.0
        Effects on public discourse 1/2
      • 4.1
        Effects on public discourse 2/2
    • Quiz
      1
      • 5.0
        Quiz: Climate Change Disinformation Tactics
        3 Questions
    • Chapter 2: Common disinformation tactics in climate change debates
      1
      • 6.0
        Chapter 2: Common disinformation tactics in climate change debates
    • Cherry-picking data
      2
      • 7.0
        Cherry-picking data 1/2
      • 7.1
        Cherry-picking data 2/2
    • Fake experts
      2
      • 8.0
        Fake experts 1/2
      • 8.1
        Fake experts 2/2
    • Logical fallacies
      2
      • 9.0
        Logical fallacies 1/2
      • 9.1
        Logical fallacies 2/2
    • Conspiracy theories
      2
      • 10.0
        Conspiracy theories 1/2
      • 10.1
        Conspiracy theories 2/2
    • Misleading memes and slogans
      2
      • 11.0
        Misleading memes and slogans 1/2
      • 11.1
        Misleading memes and slogans 2/2
    • Emotional appeal tactics
      2
      • 12.0
        Emotional appeal tactics 1/2
      • 12.1
        Emotional appeal tactics 2/2
    • Appeal to identity and belonging
      1
      • 13.0
        Appeal to identity and belonging
    • Appeal to nostalgia
      1
      • 14.0
        Appeal to nostalgia
    • Manipulating empathy
      1
      • 15.0
        Manipulating empathy
    • Overgeneralization
      1
      • 16.0
        Overgeneralization
    • Misquoting and out-of-context information
      1
      • 17.0
        Misquoting and out-of-context information
    • Quiz
      1
      • 18.0
        Quiz: Climate Change Disinformation Tactics 2
        3 Questions
    • Chapter 3: Counterstrategies to disinformation in climate change
      1
      • 19.0
        Chapter 3: Counterstrategies to disinformation in climate change
    • Critical assessment of sources
      1
      • 20.0
        Critical assessment of sources
    • Understanding scientific information
      1
      • 21.0
        Understanding scientific information
    • Identifying credible information online
      1
      • 22.0
        Identifying credible information online
    • Verifying information before sharing
      1
      • 23.0
        Verifying information before sharing
    • Quiz
      1
      • 24.0
        Quiz: Climate Change Disinformation Tactics 3
        3 Questions
    • Resources
      1
      • 25.0
        Resources

    Resources

    • https://www.britannica.com/topic/misinformation-and-disinformation
    • https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-are-climate-misinformation-and-disinformation/
    • https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240709-seven-ways-to-spot-a-bad-argument
    • https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/debunking-eight-common-myths-about-climate-change#:~:text=Myth%20%231%3A%20Climate%20change%20has,periods%20of%20warming%20and%20cooling.
    • https://guides.monmouth.edu/media_literacy/
    • The Power of the Past. How nostalgia shapes European public opinion – European Sources online. (n.d.). https://www.europeansources.info/record/the-power-of-the-past-how-nostalgia-shapes-european-public-opinion/
    • https://subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/fakenews
    • https://researchguides.uoregon.edu/fakenews/evaluating
    • https://libguides.adelphi.edu/c.php?g=622657&p=8366748

    Fact checks

    • https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34NQ4PL
    • https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no-global-warming-has-not-paused-over-the-past-eight-years/
    • https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-climate-co2-carbon-emissions-plants-crops-167887410508

    Papers

    Aneja, S., Bregler, C., & Nießner, M. (2021). COSMOS: Catching Out-of-Context Misinformation with Self-Supervised Learning. arXiv (Cornell University). https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2101.06278

    Bricker, B. J. (2013). Climategate: a case study in the intersection of facticity and conspiracy theory. Communication Studies, 64(2), 218–239. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2012.749294

    Cook, J., Lewandowsky, S., & Ecker, U. K. H. (2017b). Neutralizing misinformation through inoculation: Exposing misleading argumentation techniques reduces their influence. PLoS ONE, 12(5), e0175799. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175799

    Ilmi, A., Utami, I., & Irwan. (2024). KISIP paper 2024. Safer Internet Lab. https://saferinternetlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Andi-Ilmi-Utami-Irwan-KISIP-PAPER-2024.pdf

    Khan, M. L., & Idris, I. K. (2019). Recognise misinformation and verify before sharing: a reasoned action and information literacy perspective. Behaviour and Information Technology, 38(12), 1194–1212. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2019.1578828

    Kirk, J. (2024). Infodemic, ignorance, or imagination? The problem of misinformation in health emergencies. International Political Sociology, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olae036

    Lim, W. M., Yap, S.-F., & Makkar, M. (2021). Home sharing in marketing and tourism at a crossroads: Key insights and research directions. Journal of Business Research, 122, 579–591. https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7543&context=lkcsb_research

    M. J. Dupuis and A. Williams, “The Spread of Disinformation on the Web: An Examination of Memes on Social Networking,” 2019 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI), Leicester, UK, 2019, pp. 1412-1418, doi: 10.1109/SmartWorld-UIC-ATC-SCALCOM-IOP-SCI.2019.00256.

    Paschen, J. (2019). Investigating the emotional appeal of fake news using artificial intelligence and human contributions. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 29(2), 223–233. https://doi.org/10.1108/jpbm-12-2018-2179

    Reddi, M., Kuo, R., & Kreiss, D. (2021). Identity propaganda: Racial narratives and disinformation. New Media & Society, 25(8), 2201–2218. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211029293

    Tam, K., & Chan, H. (2023). Conspiracy theories and climate change: A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 91, 102129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102129

    Quiz: Climate Change Disinformation Tactics 3
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