‘Climate scepticism’ and ‘disinformation’ are not the same thing

According to a quote in a recent article by the environment editor of the Times, I’m ‘the most prominent UK public figure’ whose posts on Twitter related to ‘climate scepticism’ are ‘heavily shared’. This was based on an analysis commissioned by the paper from two researchers at the University of London, Max Falkenberg and Andrea Baronchelli. Apparently, ten Twitter handles account for 25 per cent of the most widely shared sceptical tweets – and mine is one of them!

When the journalist contacted me asking for a comment, I initially took this as an opportunity for a humble-brag: ‘I daresay there’s only a tiny handful of people on Twitter questioning the climate emergency agenda, so if just one person shares your tweet you’re automatically in the top ten for most widely shared.’ But then I realised the journalist did not think of this as a badge of honour.