Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram
This report is the result of the research project conducted during the 2025 Digital Methods Initiative Summer School "Social media at a crossroads, and the sensitivity of AI platforms". The research project aimed to investigate climate change dis/misinformation narratives that circulate in public Te...
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| author | Tucci, Giulia Bastos, João Guilherme Carneiro, Bia |
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| description | This report is the result of the research project conducted during the 2025 Digital Methods Initiative Summer School "Social media at a crossroads, and the sensitivity of AI platforms". The research project aimed to investigate climate change dis/misinformation narratives that circulate in public Telegram groups and channels. After creating curated lists of Telegram groups and channels, the TeleCatch software was employed to construct datasets and Telegram Analytics was employed for data analysis. Findings point to climate disinformation embedded in an apocalyptic meta-framework that blends weather modification narratives, “climate change hoax” claims, and pseudo-scientific counter-knowledge. These narratives are reinforced through community mobilization, monetization strategies, and emotional appeals rooted in fear, suspicion, and distrust. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1772992025-10-23T19:14:29Z Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram Tucci, Giulia Bastos, João Guilherme Carneiro, Bia climate change artificial intelligence network analysis social networks text mining social media social network analysis climate change perception information exchange information dissemination climate action digital literacy climate science This report is the result of the research project conducted during the 2025 Digital Methods Initiative Summer School "Social media at a crossroads, and the sensitivity of AI platforms". The research project aimed to investigate climate change dis/misinformation narratives that circulate in public Telegram groups and channels. After creating curated lists of Telegram groups and channels, the TeleCatch software was employed to construct datasets and Telegram Analytics was employed for data analysis. Findings point to climate disinformation embedded in an apocalyptic meta-framework that blends weather modification narratives, “climate change hoax” claims, and pseudo-scientific counter-knowledge. These narratives are reinforced through community mobilization, monetization strategies, and emotional appeals rooted in fear, suspicion, and distrust. 2025-08-01 2025-10-23T14:34:49Z 2025-10-23T14:34:49Z Website https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177299 en Open Access Tucci, G.; Bastos, J.G.; Carneiro, B. (2025) Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram. [Website] Digital Methods Initiative. URL: https://www.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/SummerSchool2024UncoveringVisualNarrativesTeleCatch |
| spellingShingle | climate change artificial intelligence network analysis social networks text mining social media social network analysis climate change perception information exchange information dissemination climate action digital literacy climate science Tucci, Giulia Bastos, João Guilherme Carneiro, Bia Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram |
| title | Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram |
| title_full | Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram |
| title_fullStr | Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram |
| title_short | Contesting Climate Futures: mapping misinformation narratives and networks on Telegram |
| title_sort | contesting climate futures mapping misinformation narratives and networks on telegram |
| topic | climate change artificial intelligence network analysis social networks text mining social media social network analysis climate change perception information exchange information dissemination climate action digital literacy climate science |
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