The energy transition faces another headwind: a sophisticated disinformation machine. An investigation by The Age reveals how fossil fuel money is bankrolling climate denial content, which is then amplified at scale by AI-generated “slopaganda.” The term refers to low-quality, high-volume AI content designed to flood social media feeds and drown out credible science.
The report warns that this misinformation campaign is not merely undermining action on climate change — it is corroding community cohesion, poisoning political discourse, and threatening democracy itself. It’s a pattern that echoes concerns about AI-driven disinformation in other domains, from elections to public health.