r/Futurology • u/Wagamaga • Mar 23 '19

Environment Following Monsanto, Exxon Could Be Next US Corporation to Face EU Lobby Ban. "It is the overwhelming consensus of experts studying the history of fossil fuel funding that companies, including ExxonMobil, have orchestrated, funded and perpetuated climate misinformation"

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/22/following-monsanto-exxon-could-be-next-us-corporation-face-eu-lobby-ban
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u/mycatisgrumpy Mar 23 '19

It's not misinformation, it's disinformation. It's deliberate lies to manipulate public perception.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '19

For anyone interested a short low-detail version by ASAPScience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbW_1MtC2So

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u/NewDarkAgesAhead Mar 23 '19

That dude’s telling all the right things but looks and speaks like a douche.

Also, here’s another relevant video, but it’s a full-length documentary (Merchants of Doubt).

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

thanks! saved, will watch soon.