Climate Feedback is a part of the Science Feedback association which aims to improve the credibility of online information –in the press and on social networks– that claims to be based on science. Our mission is pedagogical: we strive to explain whether and why information is or is not consistent with the science, helping to increase civic understanding of climate issues and to improve readers’ critical thinking skills so we can all better challenge misinformation.
The Science Feedback association acts in particular by inviting scientists to assess the veracity of influential information. The association aims to structure the scientific community and allow it to have an independent voice.
One of the objectives of Science Feedback is to develop a model in which the verification of viral content is done directly by scientists with relevant expertise. With the support of our donators, we are developing a web platform that allows scientists and editor to collaborate on the identification and collective debunking of viral claims.
Location: United States, California, Merced
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.07.2020 | Facebook classifica post negando aquecimento global como “opinião” | O Facebook tem agido proativamente no combate às informações e notícias falsas relacionadas à COVID-19. Por outro lado, o mesmo empenho não é notado com relação a outro assunto que frequentemente é alvo de desinformação: mudanças climáticas... |
| 30.12.2019 | Russian authorities are using fake snow to decorate Moscow for New Year's because it's the hottest December since 1886 | Moscow officials have had to make fake snow to decorate the city for New Year's celebrations. Vyacheslav Prokofyev\TASS via Getty Images Russian officials had to resort to making fake snow in order to build a snowboard hill for New Year's c... |
| 04.12.2019 | Why Climate Alarmism Hurts Us All | Climate alarmism may be contributing to rising anxiety and depression among teenagers. (From left to ... [+] right: Girl from Extinction Rebellion ad, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lauren Jeffrey, Emma Thompson, Ellie Goulding) Getty Images |
| 22.08.2017 | Doctors must respond to changes in the politics of climate change | Ten years ago, public health was a leading reason why lawmakers and jurists united to raise the issue of climate change. Their efforts stand severely threatened today. We call on medical professionals to redouble their efforts to keep the h... |