Climate Feedback
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Type of site | Fact-checkingwebsite |
|---|---|
| Owner | Science Feedback |
| URL | climatefeedback |
| Current status | Active |
Climate Feedback(CF) is a web-based content annotation tool that allows qualified scientists to comment on stories online, adding context and noting inaccuracies.[1][2]It is one of three websites under theScience Feedbackparent organization thatfact-checksmedia coverage. Science Feedback is a non-profit organization registered in France.[3]
The CF website asksclimate scientistsin relevant fields to assess the credibility and accuracy of media stories related to climate change.[4][5]The website published its first review in 2015.[5]The website was founded byEmmanuel Vincent,who has aPhDin Oceanography & Climate fromUniversité Pierre et Marie Curie.[6]Vincent partnered with the non-profitHypothes.is,who created a free Internet browser plug-in that allows users to make sentence-level comments on web pages, to create an evaluation of content. Climate Feedback, an application of the Hypothes.is platform to climate science communication, allows active climate scientists to add comments.[7]
Process[edit]
Typically, a story will be reviewed for CF by five or six scientists, but on one story there were 17 reviewers.[4]According to Climate Feedback, each reviewer has to hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, and have at least one published article on climate science or climate change impacts in a top-tierpeer-reviewedscientific journalwithin the last three years.[8][9]However, summaries are written by an editor rather than by a reviewer.[10]
The method was called "expert crowdsourcing" or a form of "elevated crowdsourcing" byPoynter's International Fact-Check Network.[11]
History[edit]
The website published its first review in March 2015.[5][2]In 2016, Climate Feedback raised about $30,000 with Indigogo crowdfunding, which bolstered one of the efforts to conduct fact-checking via web annotation. Others like PolitiFact have also been experimenting with annotation methods for politicians’ posts on the blogging platform Medium, using a $140,000 grant from the Knight Foundation.[12]
In 2017 Dana Nuccitelli, in aGuardianarticle on the role of denialist blogs in undermining public acceptance of anthropogenic global warming, described Climate Feedback as "a highly respected and influential resource."[13]
The website has identified errors in content published by outlets, such asFox News,The Wall Street Journal,The Mail on SundayandNew Yorkmagazine.[5][6]The website is included in the database of global fact-checking sites by the Reporters' Lab atDuke University.[14]Currently, Emmanuel Vincent serves as director.[2]
As a project of the Science Feedback non-profit organization, Climate Feedback reviews are used inFacebook's fact-checking partnership to identify false news articles and show them lower in itsNews Feed.[15][16]Science Feedback is annually certified by theInternational Fact Checking Networkat thePoynter Institute.[17]
In September 2021, journalistJohn Stosselfiled alibellawsuit against Facebook, along with Climate Feedback and Science Feedback, for labeling two of his videos on climate change "misleading" and "partly false". Stossel's lawsuit said the labels misrepresented his views.[18][19]A judge dismissed Stossel's lawsuit in October 2022, ruling that the labels wereFirst Amendment-protected statements of opinion.[20]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ab"This fact-checker got several news outlets to correct a false story about a mini-Ice Age".Poynter Institute.29 November 2018.Retrieved2018-12-03.
- ^Wanucha, Genevieve (December 2, 2014)."Improving media coverage of climate science".MIT News, Oceans at MIT.Retrieved2020-04-02.
- ^"About us – Climate Feedback".Climate Feedback.2015-05-01.Retrieved2018-12-03.
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- ^"Process – How Climate Feedback works".Climate Feedback.3 July 2015.Retrieved2020-02-22.
- ^"Is expert crowdsourcing the solution to health misinformation?".Poynter.2019-03-14.Retrieved2020-04-04.
- ^Wilner, Tamar (May 25, 2016)."Annotation might be the future of fact-checking".Poynter.Retrieved2020-01-18.
- ^Nuccitelli, Dana (November 29, 2017)."New study uncovers the 'keystone domino' strategy of climate denial".theguardian.RetrievedJanuary 20,2020.
- ^"Fact-checking triples over four years - Duke Reporters' Lab".Duke Reporters' Lab.2018-02-22.Retrieved2018-12-03.
- ^Mahoney, Matt (December 20, 2016)."A reality check on Facebook's fact checks".MIT Technology Review.Retrieved2020-04-03.
- ^"Facebook adds 2 new fact-checking partners".Axios.2019-04-17.
- ^"Science Feedback – scientists sorting fact from fiction".Open Science.May 15, 2020.RetrievedDecember 29,2020.
- ^Gardner, Eriq (2021-09-23)."John Stossel Sues Facebook for Allegedly Defaming Him With Fact-Check".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2021-10-05.
- ^Spangler, Todd (2021-09-23)."John Stossel Sues Facebook Alleging Defamation Over Fact-Check Label, Seeks at Least $2 Million".Variety.Retrieved2021-11-03.
- ^Cho, Winston (2022-10-12)."Judge Dismisses John Stossel's Defamation Suit Against Facebook Over Fact-Checking".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2023-05-11.