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In Reddit posts about climate change, just 1 in 25 links are to scientific sources - versus mass media and social media sources - evidencing the lack of science-based debate.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4jZKIYA
Article Title: The role of science in the climate change discussions on Reddit
Author Countries: Austria, Italy
Funding: The authors acknowledge support from the Lagrange Project of the Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation (ISI Foundation, to PC, MT, KK, DP, YM) funded by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino (Fondazione CRT), Italy. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS Climate
Article Publication Date
7-May-2025
COI Statement
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.