CEASCentre Européen d’Analyse Stratégique1. Cognitive Exploitation of Heatwaves Subject & description: Manipulation of climate-related debates through claims that European heatwave protection plans are a pretext for imposing an authoritarian “climate lockdown.” Channels & context: Conspiracy-oriented Telegram channels and pro-Russian bot farms. Analysis: An assessment by Vorwärts shows that Moscow exploits seasonal climate-related tensions to fuel distrust of republican public policies (Vorwärts - Desinformation und Klimaanpassung).
1. Cognitive Exploitation of Heatwaves
Subject & description: Manipulation of climate-related debates through claims that European heatwave protection plans are a pretext for imposing an authoritarian “climate lockdown.”
Channels & context: Conspiracy-oriented Telegram channels and pro-Russian bot farms.
Analysis: An assessment by Vorwärts shows that Moscow exploits seasonal climate-related tensions to fuel distrust of republican public policies (Vorwärts - Desinformation und Klimaanpassung).