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Name: NewsCord Media Watchdog: outlet framing measurements
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Share of each outlet's articles with a false or dismissive claim about climate. Missing context is shown beside it and does not change the order.

About these scores

Measures the techniques an article uses to misinform about climate: false claims stated as fact, false balance, hidden emissions effects and missing context. Outlets are ranked by the share of their articles with a false or dismissive claim; missing context is shown beside it and does not change the order. Each article is scored from 0 (none detected) to 10 (severe).

Last 90 days · 704 articles assessed across 36 outlets. Updated 15 Oct, 19:14 UTC.

Samples under 25 articles are marked as limited, where the share can move on a few pieces. Read the methodology.

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Most to least climate misinformation · 25 ranked outlets · Share of articles with a false or dismissive claim

What the climate checks look for

False claims

This is what the ranking counts: the share of an outlet's articles with at least one of these.

False science claims. States something about climate science that the evidence shows is false, such as "the planet stopped warming in 1998".
False policy claims. States something false about climate policy or technology as fact, such as "green levies are the main reason bills are high".
False claims left standing. Quotes someone making a false claim and never says it is wrong.
Misleading headlines. The headline makes a false claim or uses a dismissive label.
Dismissive language. Calls climate action or campaigners names such as "eco-zealots" or "alarmists" in the paper's own voice.

Missing context

Shown beside each outlet. These do not change the ranking.

No climate link. Reports a heatwave, wildfire, drought, flood or major storm and never mentions climate change.
Cost with no context. Presents a climate policy only as a cost, with nothing on savings or the cost of doing nothing.
Emissions effect left out. Reports a decision such as a new oil field without saying what it does to emissions.
Harm played down. Reports deaths or damage from extreme weather but treats the event as harmless or a treat.
Lobby groups not named as such. Quotes a group that campaigns against climate policy, or a fossil fuel body, without saying what it is.
Protest without its cause. Reports the disruption from a climate protest but not what the protesters want.

Every false claim is matched against a published list of catalogued claims, each with a source that shows it is false. The software never decides on its own what is true.

Opinion columns are checked for false claims of fact only. Arguing that a policy costs too much is an opinion and is not counted.

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Every Climate article the panel has scored in the last 90 days, newest first. Each row shows the quote that moved its score most. Tap one to see every quote highlighted in the text.

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Read between the headlines.

See how the news is framed, who owns it, and the evidence behind every score.

1Choose the story you care about
2Compare outlets, owners or reporters
3Open a result. Check the evidence.

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Read between the headlines.

See how the news is framed, who owns it, and the evidence behind every score.

1Choose the story you care about
2Compare outlets, owners or reporters
3Open a result. Check the evidence.

Choose a topic

Share of each outlet's articles with a false or dismissive claim about climate. Missing context is shown beside it and does not change the order.

About these scores

Last 90 days · 704 articles assessed across 36 outlets. Updated 15 Oct, 19:14 UTC.

Samples under 25 articles are marked as limited, where the share can move on a few pieces. Read the methodology.

The leaderboard

Compare Climate coverage. Open an outlet to see its evidence.

Most to least climate misinformation · 25 ranked outlets · Share of articles with a false or dismissive claim

What the climate checks look for

False claims

This is what the ranking counts: the share of an outlet's articles with at least one of these.

False science claims. States something about climate science that the evidence shows is false, such as "the planet stopped warming in 1998".
False policy claims. States something false about climate policy or technology as fact, such as "green levies are the main reason bills are high".
False claims left standing. Quotes someone making a false claim and never says it is wrong.
Misleading headlines. The headline makes a false claim or uses a dismissive label.
Dismissive language. Calls climate action or campaigners names such as "eco-zealots" or "alarmists" in the paper's own voice.

Missing context

Shown beside each outlet. These do not change the ranking.

No climate link. Reports a heatwave, wildfire, drought, flood or major storm and never mentions climate change.
Cost with no context. Presents a climate policy only as a cost, with nothing on savings or the cost of doing nothing.
Emissions effect left out. Reports a decision such as a new oil field without saying what it does to emissions.
Harm played down. Reports deaths or damage from extreme weather but treats the event as harmless or a treat.
Lobby groups not named as such. Quotes a group that campaigns against climate policy, or a fossil fuel body, without saying what it is.
Protest without its cause. Reports the disruption from a climate protest but not what the protesters want.

Every false claim is matched against a published list of catalogued claims, each with a source that shows it is false. The software never decides on its own what is true.

Opinion columns are checked for false claims of fact only. Arguing that a policy costs too much is an opinion and is not counted.

25 more outlets still gathering data on Climate›

Found a pattern worth challenging?Explore press conduct

Watch the framing

Every Climate article the panel has scored in the last 90 days, newest first. Each row shows the quote that moved its score most. Tap one to see every quote highlighted in the text.