{"id":15109,"date":"2023-05-15T17:58:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T21:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/?page_id=15109"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:57:24","slug":"climate-disinformation-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/climate-disinformation-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Disinformation Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major climate disinformation initiative at Boston University exploring the critical role of communication in shaping public opinion on climate in the United States.<\/h2>\n

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Latest News<\/h2>\n
\"Person<\/a> News Article or Big Oil Ad? As Native Advertisements Mislead Readers on Climate Change, Boston University Experts Identify Interventions<\/a> (3\/4\/2025)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

The BU Climate Disinformation Initiative analyzes the nature, origins, spread, and impacts of climate change mis- and disinformation, as well as the possibilities of mitigating misinformed beliefs. The initiative launched in 2022 with a year-long study: Data and Misinformation in an Era of Sustainability and Climate Change Crises<\/em>, jointly funded by the Institute for Global Sustainability and the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering.<\/p>\n


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Journal Articles<\/h2>\n
\"Offshore<\/a> Climate Action and Native Advertising: How Fossil Fuel Companies Present Environmental Commitment in American and British News Media<\/a> (11\/14\/2025)<\/span> -<\/span> The International Journal of Press\/Politics<\/span><\/div>
\"Phone<\/a> The \u201cFuture of Energy\u201d? Building Resilience to ExxonMobil\u2019s Disinformation through Disclosures and Inoculation<\/a> (3\/4\/2025)<\/span> -<\/span> npj Climate Action<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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In the Media<\/h3>
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