For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

Climate

The spread of conspiracy theories about climate change threatens to erode trust in government institutions and undermine international responses to the climate emergency. Our analysis has also identified how foreign actors seek to exploit natural disasters to promote their own narratives, threatening relief efforts and harming communities exposed to the impacts of climate change. ISD works to support policymakers, civil society groups and others to combat false narratives about climate change.

November 4, 2025

AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa undermine public safety

Climate, Emerging Technologies

January 10, 2025

ISD’s Isabelle Wright speaks with the Washington Post about misinformation surrounding the Los Angeles fires

Climate, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 24, 2024

Russian propaganda exploits US hurricane response to undermine FEMA and Ukraine support

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 15, 2024

How extremists and politicians exploited Hurricane Helene to spread antisemitic hate & election conspiracies

Antisemitism, Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 11, 2024

Jennie King on the dangers of Hurricane Helene & Milton conspiracies: Undermining trust & hampering relief efforts

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 8, 2024

Antisemitic misinformation targets US officials amid hurricane Helene recovery efforts

Antisemitism, Climate, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

April 23, 2024

Stockholm Series: Jennie King on the fight for information integrity, climate action & democracy

Climate

October 15, 2023

Disinformation around climate change largely targeting solutions, not denying global warming

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 2, 2023

The Greens as Enemies during the Gas Price Crisis 2022 – Second Methodological Exploration in the NOTORIOUS Project

Climate

Further Reading

June 9, 2022

Climate delayism narratives outperforming science-based content on Twitter, Facebook

Newsweek profiles our report on evidencing trends of mis- and disinformation identified around COP26.

Climate

May 12, 2022

GB News appoints climate sceptic as chairman

ISD's Jennie King spoke to the Guardian about the appointment of known climate change-sceptic, Alan McCormick, as GB News chairman. 

Climate

December 1, 2021

Kalter Wind von Rechts: Wie rechte Parteien und Akteur:innen die Klimakrise zu ihren Gunsten missbrauchen Eine Analyse über falsche Fakten, Feindbilder und Desinformationsnarrative im Umfeld der Bundestagswahl 2021.

„Kalter Wind von rechts“ untersuchte die Klimadebatte im Kontext der 2021 Bundestagswahl besonders im Hinblick auf Desinformationstaktiken.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Terrorism and Extremism

November 12, 2021

Climate-narrative hijacking by extremists and conspiracists threatens COP26 summit efforts

Our Jennie King has been onsite at COP26 with partner organisations monitoring dashboards analysing trends, posts and narratives.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

November 4, 2021

ISD’s climate monitoring “War Room” keeps watch over misinformation activity during COP26

ISD and partners monitored Climate Dashboards during COP26 for mis- and disinformation trends and attacks targeting the Summit.

Climate

October 22, 2021

Climate of distrust pushes many in the wellness community to turn to misinformation sources

ISD's Cécile Simmons speaks with the WaPo on the appeal of misinformation within the health and wellness community.

Climate, Public Health

October 19, 2021

Climate change deniers weaponise the pandemic and revel under new conspiracy theory

ISD’s Jennie King spoke with Channel 4 News about our latest report “’Climate lockdown’ and the Culture Wars.”

Climate, Public Health

May 5, 2021

Extremists shift their focus to green politics ahead of COP-26

Jennie King writes an op-ed for Tortoise on how far-right extremists are turning their attention online to the alleged threat of the green agenda.

Climate

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