Grist launches new reporting project on the intersection of misinformation and climate disasters

Grist ·
Good News United States

In the direct wake of an extreme weather event, information systems are scrambled and chaos reigns, providing a unique opportunity for misinformation and conspiracies to spread. It is a phenomenon that Grist reporters have witnessed with increasing alarm in recent years: After a winter storm hit Virginia in January, rumors swirled online that the event was caused by the Leviathan waking up . NOAA…

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