Scientists discover link between The Sun and climate change
According to a , UK tabloids are far less likely than their broadsheets counterparts to accurately reflect the scientific consensus on climate change.
The study found that a fifth of climate change stories in the tabloids diverge significantly from peer-reviewed (i.e. properly scrutinised) scientific research.
And of all the tabloids in the study - Sun, Express, Daily Mail, Mirror and their Sunday sister papers - the Mail was found to be the most sceptical about whether humans play a role in climate change.
Before jumping to the conclusion that this is due to a wicked tabloid conspiracy to misrepresent the science, it's worth bearing in mind that there may be another, less glamourous, explanation. According to the same report, just 1.8% of climate change stories reported in British tabloids are penned by a qualified 'science' or 'environment' correspondent.
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