Trump-aligned congresspeople aren’t spreading wildfire disinformation in a vacuum; American social media giants are enabling a haze of conspiracy theories and misinformation about the wildfires ravaging Canadian forests, and are disguising the fossil fuel industry's role in the crisis, researchers have found.

Trump-aligned congresspeople aren’t spreading wildfire disinformation in a vacuum; American social media giants are enabling a haze of conspiracy theories and misinformation about the wildfires ravaging Canadian forests, and are disguising the fossil fuel industry’s role in the crisis, researchers have found.

Link above is to CAAD’s (Climate Action Against Disinformation) - Briefing: Canadian Wildfire Disinformation June 2025

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 days ago

    2/3 of wildfires ARE started by humans, but not necessarily arson

    But the distinction is a very important one.

    The conspiracy nut jobs are claiming that the fires are intentionally set for some nefarious purpose, and that is a blatant lie.

    We need to stay vigilant at pushing back against these conspiratorial lies.

    • CanadaRocks@piefed.caEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Thats true. But SOME of it IS arson, just not the large majority. Its hard to stop the disinformation when there’s a kernel of truth.