Research shows wave of climate misinformation is spreading on YouTube

(CNN) — An alarming wave of climate misinformation is spreading on the streaming site YouTube. That’s according to analysis published Tuesday by the nonprofit Center for countering digital hate.

Researchers looked at more than twelve thousand videos that promoted climate denial and misinformation and found a stark change in the tactics of climate deniers over the past few years.

researchers are calling those tactics “new denial.” Instead of outright rejecting climate change as a hoax or scam, new denial content undermines climate science and casts doubt on climate solutions. Those who conducted the study say new denial content now makes up 70% percent of all climate denial claims posted on YouYube. That’s up from just 35 % percent in 2018.