Les grandes entreprises numériques et les mensonges concernant les feux de forêt

The briefing identifies a systematic 'escalation of doubt' strategy used by disinformation actors to minimize the role of climate change in wildfires. It details how narratives shift from attributing fires to criminal acts or government mismanagement to more extreme conspiracy theories, such as claims that fires are started to clear land for wind farms or lithium extraction. The document highlights the role of digital platforms' 'attention economy' in amplifying these lies, noting that in Canada, such disinformation has interfered with emergency services and public safety during crises. It concludes that 86% of Canadians support a federal plan to regulate the spread of climate disinformation during extreme weather events.

• A 2023 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists suggests that the 88 largest fossil fuel and cement companies globally may be linked to 37% of the areas in the western United States and southwestern Canada devastated by wildfires since 1986.
• Disinformation actors employ a strategy to decouple wildfires from climate change by attributing them to arsonists or claiming that renewable energy promoters intentionally start fires to clear land for wind farms.

APA

Climate Action Against Disinformation (2026). Les grandes entreprises numériques et les mensonges concernant les feux de forêt. https://caad.info/analysis/briefings/les-grandes-entreprises-numeriques-et-les-mensonges-concernant-les-feux-de-foret/

Chicago

Climate Action Against Disinformation. Les grandes entreprises numériques et les mensonges concernant les feux de forêt. 2026. https://caad.info/analysis/briefings/les-grandes-entreprises-numeriques-et-les-mensonges-concernant-les-feux-de-foret/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateactionagainstdisinformation2026les, author = {{Climate Action Against Disinformation}}, title = {{Les grandes entreprises numériques et les mensonges concernant les feux de forêt}}, institution = {Climate Action Against Disinformation}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://caad.info/analysis/briefings/les-grandes-entreprises-numeriques-et-les-mensonges-concernant-les-feux-de-foret/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }