Climate Feedback
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Type of site | Fact-checking website |
|---|---|
| Owner | Science Feedback |
| URL | climatefeedback |
| Current status | Active |
Climate Feedback is a website that fact-checks media coverage of climate change.[1] The website seeks out top climate scientists in relevant fields to assess the credibility and accuracy of media stories related to climate change.[2][1][3] The website published its first review in 2015.[3] The website was founded by Emmanuel Vincent, who has a PhD in Oceanography & Climate from Université Pierre et Marie Curie.[4]
The Guardian referred to it as "a highly respected and influential resource".[2] The website fact-checks one or two stories per week.[1] Typically, a story will be reviewed by five or six scientists, but on one story, there were 17 reviewers.[1] According to Climate Feedback, each reviewer has to hold a PhD and be published in top-tier peer-reviewed science journals.[5] The website has identified errors in content published by outlets, such as Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Mail on Sunday and New York magazine.[3][4] The website is included in the database of global fact-checking sites by the Reporters’ Lab at Duke University.[6]
As a project of the Science Feedback non-profit organization, Climate Feedback reviews are used in Facebook's fact-checking partnership to identify false news and show them lower in News Feed.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c d "At Climate Feedback, scientists encourage better science reporting. But who is listening?". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ a b Nuccitelli, Dana (2017-11-29). "New study uncovers the 'keystone domino' strategy of climate denial | Dana Nuccitelli". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ a b c "Why climate change is the easiest news to fake". Axios. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ a b "This fact-checker got several news outlets to correct a false story about a mini-Ice Age". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ "About us - Climate Feedback". Climate Feedback. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ "Fact-checking triples over four years - Duke Reporters' Lab". Duke Reporters' Lab. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ "Facebook adds 2 new fact-checking partners". Axios. 2019-04-17.
- ^ "Fact-Checking on Facebook: What Publishers Should Know". Facebook. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
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