‘Super polluters’: the top 10 publishers denying the climate crisis on Facebook

Ten US-based and Russian state media outlets responsible for 69% of content on Facebook, finds Center for Countering Digital Hate

Misinformation about the climate crisis runs rampant on Facebook, a new study has found, and comes mostly from a handful of super polluter" publishers.

Ten publishers are responsible for 69% of digital climate change denial content on Facebook, a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has found. The outlets, which the report labels the toxic ten", include several conservative websites in the US, as well as Russian state media.

Breitbart, a far-right news site once run by former Trump strategist Steve Bannon

Western Journal, a Conservative news site

Newsmax, which has previously been sued for promoting election fraud conspiracies

Townhall Media, founded by the Exxon-funded Heritage Foundation

Media Research Center, a thinktank" that received funding from Exxon

Washington Times, founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon

The Federalist Papers, a site that has promoted Covid misinformation

Daily Wire, a conservative news site that is of the most engaged-with publishers on Facebook

Russian state media, pushing disinformation via RT.com and Sputnik News

Patriot Post, a conservative site whose writers use pseudonyms