Science Feedback invited to speak at climate disinformation symposium at the French National Assembly
Founder and executive director of Science Feedback, Emmanuel Vincent, was invited to speak at a roundtable discussion titled “Faced with…
Emmanuel Vincent
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Insights from 8 Months of Monitoring Climate Misinformation on French TV and Radio: Scale and Narratives
529 cases of misleading or false claims were detected between January and August 2025, with the number of incidents tripling during the summer months.
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What our first measurement says about disinformation on major platforms in Europe
Across platforms, accounts that have repeatedly shared misinformation receive more interactions per post per followers than high-credibility accounts; LinkedIn being the exception.
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Marc Thiessen’s column in The Washington Post relies on incorrect and cherry-picked claims by Bjorn Lomborg; scientists provide needed context
Thiessen repeated a large number of Lomborg’s claims in his article without fact-checking or verifying these claims by consulting with scientists who actually have expertise on these topics. Unlike scientists, Lomborg writes books and social media posts about a variety of topics, but he does not submit scientific research on these topics to peer-reviewed journals. If Thiessen lacks the scientific knowledge to challenge Lomborg’s claims, he could have done what professional journalists do: reach out to experts to gain insight from them.
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Science Feedback is awarded an IFCN Development Grant to build database on sources of misinformation
Science Feedback is very pleased to be awarded a development grant from the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). This grant aims to further…
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Building an Open-source Database of Misinformation Sources on COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, so does false or misleading information about the pandemic online.…
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Science Feedback partnering with Facebook in fight against misinformation
In April 2019, Science Feedback started working with Facebook as part of their fact-checking program. While misinformation currently floods the…
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Report Heartland Institute sent to influence US teachers on climate change earns an “F” from scientists
“This document could be used in the classroom to teach students about deliberate misinformation and how to identify it.”
