Climate Disinformation ‘Normalised’ on French TV and Radio, Report Finds

Climate Disinformation ‘Normalised’ on French TV and Radio, Report Finds

Climate disinformation was routinely broadcast in news programmes across French TV and radio in the first three months of 2025, with 128 verified cases identified by an alliance of NGOs. Using AI to identify misleading narratives, which were then reviewed by fact-checkers, the alliance assessed programmes classed as “news” by the French broadcast regulator ARCOM from 19 TV and radio stations. A preliminary report was produced by the French NGOs …

The impact of disinformation on the climate on radio and TV is magnified by the fact that... serious climate information is scarce on radio and TV.