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

  • teppa@piefed.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    That or we get these massive wildfires every couple of years that grow out of control and damage property.

    We dont build dams that completely block water flow because energy build up and leads to disaster, forests arent any different, you’ve got to allow a clearing mechanism for all energy sources.