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- ![Skeptical Science Banner](https://skepticalscience.com/pics/History_of_Climate_Science.jpg)
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  **Debunking Climate Misinformation Through Science**
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  [![Website](https://img.shields.io/badge/Website-skepticalscience.com-blue)](https://skepticalscience.com)
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- [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](LICENSE)
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- ## About Us
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- Skeptical Science gets skeptical about climate change "skepticism." We combat the flood of climate misinformation by presenting **peer-reviewed science** and explaining the techniques of science denial, climate delay discourse, and solutions denial.
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- ### Our Mission
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- Global warming is real and human-caused. Our simple mission: **debunk climate misinformation** by bridging the gap between climate science and public understanding.
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- ## 🔬 What We Do
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- - **📊 Fact-Checking**: Partnership with [Gigafact](https://gigafact.org/) for bite-sized fact briefs on trending climate claims
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- - **📚 Research Synthesis**: Weekly summaries of freshly published climate research
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- - **🎓 Educational Tools**: Interactive chatbots teaching people to recognize misinformation through psychological "inoculation" techniques
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- - **📰 News Curation**: Weekly roundups of significant climate news and developments
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- ## 🤖 AI Tools on Hugging Face
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- We develop educational AI applications that use evidence-based techniques to build resilience against climate misinformation:
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- ### Climate Misinformation Inoculation Chatbot
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- An innovative chatbot that teaches fallacy recognition through controlled exposure to misinformation using FLICC (Fake experts, Logical fallacies, Impossible expectations, Cherry picking, Conspiracy theories) framework.
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- **3-Phase Educational Process:**
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- 1. **Paraphrase**: Clarifies your climate question
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- 2. **Misinformation**: Presents false arguments using different fallacies
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- 3. **Reveal**: Exposes the techniques and educates about fallacy recognition
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- ## 📖 Resources
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- - **Climate Myth Rebuttals**: Comprehensive database addressing common climate misconceptions
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- - **History of Climate Science**: Timeline from Fourier (1824) to present consensus
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- - **Weekly Research Updates**: Latest peer-reviewed findings made accessible
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- ## 🌐 Get Involved
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- - **Report Claims**: Submit dubious climate claims via our [tipline](https://gigafact.org/tipline?org_id=1813)
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- - **Stay Updated**: Follow our weekly news roundups and research summaries
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- - **Use Our Tools**: Try our educational chatbots to understand misinformation tactics
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- ## 📊 Impact
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- Climate misinformation undermines action on one of humanity's greatest challenges. By understanding how misinformation works, we can build collective resilience and make informed decisions based on scientific evidence.
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- **The evidence is overwhelming. The consensus is clear. Climate change is real and human-caused.**
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- [Visit Our Website](https://skepticalscience.com) • [Weekly Research](https://skepticalscience.com/new_research_2025_31.html) • [Fact Briefs](https://gigafact.org/)
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+ ![Climate Science](https://skepticalscience.com/pics/History_of_Climate_Science.jpg)
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  **Debunking Climate Misinformation Through Science**
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  [![Website](https://img.shields.io/badge/Website-skepticalscience.com-blue)](https://skepticalscience.com)
 
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+ ## About
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+ Skeptical Science combats climate misinformation by presenting **peer-reviewed science** and explaining the techniques of science denial and climate delay discourse.
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+ **Mission**: Debunk climate misinformation by bridging the gap between climate science and public understanding.
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+ ## Resources
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+ - 🔍 [Climate Myth Rebuttals](https://skepticalscience.com) - Comprehensive database of climate misconceptions
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+ - 📊 [Weekly Research Updates](https://skepticalscience.com/new_research_2025_31.html) - Latest peer-reviewed findings
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+ - [Fact Briefs](https://gigafact.org/) - Partnership for bite-sized fact checks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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+ **Climate change is real and human-caused. The evidence is overwhelming.**
 
 
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