Los Eco-Ilógicos

The report identifies a multinational network of right-wing and libertarian actors in Latin America and Spain that amplify climate disinformation. These actors often translate English-language content and employ tactics such as coordinated sharing, recruitment of like-minded influencers, and the use of coded language to evade platform moderation. Key narratives include claims that 'global elites' fabricated climate change to consolidate power, that the UN's Agenda 2030 is a tool for population control, and that extreme weather is caused by geoengineering rather than climate change.

• The network of climate disinformation in Spanish is not a cohesive group based in the United States, but rather a multinational network with distinct geographic communities in Spain and Latin America that serves as a conduit for disinformation reaching Spanish speakers in the U.S.
• Influential actors in the network are divided into two types: high-reach right-wing or libertarian figures who sporadically share climate content, and smaller-scale users who focus exclusively on climate disinformation.
• A primary tactic of the network is the translation and amplification of English-language content from prominent climate skeptics, such as Bjorn Lomborg, Michael Shellenberger, and Alex Jones, to reach Spanish-speaking audiences.
• To bypass social media content moderation, actors use coded language (e.g., referring to Bill Gates as 'Bill Puertas'), intentional misspellings of keywords like 'Agenda 2030', and direct users to platforms with laxer rules such as Telegram and Rumble.
• The network promotes several core disinformation narratives: that 'global elites' created the climate crisis for financial gain and power, that the UN Agenda 2030 is a conspiracy for population control, and that extreme weather is the result of geoengineering (including HAARP and 'chemtrails').
• The network frequently targets and attacks climate scientists, politicians, and activists, specifically portraying Greta Thunberg as a pawn of global elites and mocking Joe Biden for his use of a caravan while promoting electric vehicles.

APA

G., C. L., & Lakatos, S. (2022). Los Eco-Ilógicos. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/los-eco.pdf

Chicago

G., Cristina López, and Santiago Lakatos. Los Eco-Ilógicos. GreenLatinos, 2022. https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/los-eco.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{g2022los, author = {G., Cristina López and Lakatos, Santiago}, title = {{Los Eco-Ilógicos}}, institution = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/los-eco.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }