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EXTREME WEATHER: How a storm of false and misleading claims about extreme weather events spread unchecked on social media putting lives at risk

Social media companies are profiting from lies about extreme weather events.

  • On X, 88% of misleading extreme weather posts were from verified accounts. The platform enables paid subscriptions for five of these accounts – which combined have 14 million followers 

  • On YouTube, 73% of posts were from verified accounts. YouTube displayed ads next to 29% of misleading extreme weather videos. 

  • On Facebook and Instagram, 64% of posts were from verified accounts. Meta is sharing ad revenue with three content creators pushing misleading claims, enabling them to share in Meta’s revenue from ads near their posts.