AI ‘Slop’ websites are publishing Climate Science denial that cited non-existent climate experts and institutions.
The Global Climate Research Institute doesn’t exist, and nor does Kathleen Westbrook, whose profile on Climate Cosmos has now been renamed to ‘Henrieke Otte’. #ClimateChange
https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/27/ai-slop-websites-are-publishing-climate-science-denial/
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