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Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-145-2026
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02 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 02 Apr 2026

Quantifying the impact of Skeptical Science rebuttals in reducing climate misperceptions

John Cook, Bärbel Winkler, Collin J. H. M. Maessen, Timo Lubitz, Doug Bostrom, and Dana Nuccitelli

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Visitors to Skeptical Science – a website debunking climate misinformation – were surveyed to measure if rebuttals changed their perceptions about climate change. Nearly half of visitors already believed in climate science, showing strong agreement with climate facts and strong disagreement with climate myths. For those who did not agree with climate facts, rebuttals successfully reduced belief in myths. The greatest improvement occurred with those who started with the most inaccurate views.
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