NOTE Premiers résultats de la détection automatisée de la désinformation climatique dans la télévision et la radio françaises

The report identifies a persistent presence of climate disinformation in French mainstream media, noting 128 certified cases over three months. It highlights a significant over-representation of such content in private media, particularly Sud Radio, and observes peaks in disinformation coinciding with major political events. The analysis also employs the CARDS framework to identify 373 instances of 'inaction discourse,' primarily targeting climate solutions and messengers. The authors call for increased environmental coverage, better journalist training, and stronger regulatory action by ARCOM.

• Between January 1 and March 31, 2025, 128 certified cases of climate disinformation were detected in French audiovisual media, averaging approximately ten cases per week.
• Climate disinformation peaks during significant political and geopolitical events; for example, the week of Donald Trump's inauguration saw a 150% increase in cases compared to the surrounding two-week periods, with 41% of those extracts explicitly mentioning Trump.
• Private media are the primary drivers of climate disinformation, accounting for 81% of the relative disinformation identified. Sud Radio alone represents 45% of the relative disinformation found in information content.
• The most targeted sectors for disinformation are energy (50%) and mobility (47%), specifically focusing on renewable energies and electric vehicles.
• Using the CARDS framework to analyze 'inaction discourse' (which is broader than disinformation), 373 cases were detected. The most prevalent narratives are the discredit of climate crisis solutions (61%) and the discredit of transition messengers (24%).
• There is a strong correlation between low environmental coverage and vulnerability to disinformation. In the first quarter of 2025, the overall volume of climate change information was only 2%, ranging from 0.9% on CNews to 6% on RFI.

APA

QuotaClimat (2025). NOTE Premiers résultats de la détection automatisée de la désinformation climatique dans la télévision et la radio françaises. https://quotaclimat.org/app/uploads/2025/04/Desinformation-climatique_avril2025_NEW_DEF-1.pdf

Chicago

QuotaClimat. NOTE Premiers résultats de la détection automatisée de la désinformation climatique dans la télévision et la radio françaises. 2025. https://quotaclimat.org/app/uploads/2025/04/Desinformation-climatique_avril2025_NEW_DEF-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{quotaclimat2025note, author = {{QuotaClimat}}, title = {{NOTE Premiers résultats de la détection automatisée de la désinformation climatique dans la télévision et la radio françaises}}, institution = {QuotaClimat}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://quotaclimat.org/app/uploads/2025/04/Desinformation-climatique_avril2025_NEW_DEF-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }