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