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Marco Silva
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Senior journalist with #BBCVerify, reporting on climate change mis- and disinformation. @BBCNews 🔎
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Judging by how often US President Donald Trump has repeated the slogan “Drill, baby, drill”, you might be tempted to think he coined the phrase. 🧵
donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone and says `` drill baby drill '' .
ALT: donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone and says `` drill baby drill '' .
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US President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that, despite selling the most wind turbines, China is not using wind power. 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Social media posts criticising California governor Gavin Newsom for linking January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires to climate change have gathered millions of views. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has wrongly claimed that “the government has finally admitted that chemtrails are real”. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Baseless claims that Hurricane Melissa was “engineered” as part of supposed “land clearing operations” have been spreading online. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What caused the LA fires: arson, climate change, or both? 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reposted by Marco Silva
After the Texas floods, some asked if cloud-seeding caused the floods. “We don’t have physically the ability to exert direct control on the path or intensity of storms in any form anywhere in the world," @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu told @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | Floods hit Texas, then came the cloud talk
Did cloud seeding trigger the Texas floods? No, but that didn’t stop the online rumours
www.bbc.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy? We've been examining a series of claims circulating online: bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(With @benchu.bsky.social @jakehorton.bsky.social
@kaylaepstein.bsky.social)
Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?
Following the Texas floods some Democrats have warned about the
bbc.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
For the the past week, hundreds of wildfires have broken out in Turkey, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people. But on social media, posts alleging that the outlawed Kurdish group the PKK is behind them have been getting millions of views. 🧵
July 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Judging by how often US President Donald Trump has repeated the slogan “Drill, baby, drill”, you might be tempted to think he coined the phrase. 🧵
donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone and says `` drill baby drill '' .
ALT: donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone and says `` drill baby drill '' .
media.tenor.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Clips of podcaster Joe Rogan *wrongly* claiming that the planet is going through a “cooling period” have been viewed millions of times on social media.🧵
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
With less than six months to go before the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil 🇧🇷, social media in the country is awash with content celebrating rural pride - but why?🧵
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed this morning that Parliament legislated for net zero by 2050 “without a single vote” - but was that really the case? 🧵
March 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposted by Marco Silva
People are increasingly engaging with news on social media, including extreme weather events.
How can they sort valuable from misleading narratives?
@marinaadami.bsky.social spoke to @meghier.bsky.social @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social and Lanre Olagunju
Watching chaos through a screen: How social media is changing the way we follow extreme weather events
Journalists from Brazil, Nigeria and the UK reflect on the impact of online platforms on the way we consume news about climate disasters.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
How did a social media post about a strange-looking ship 🚢trigger an explosion of conspiracy theories?

I have been investigating how false claims about last year's flash floods in Valencia spread online 👇

Watch here: youtu.be/Xa-a4udzZ4g?...
HAARP and Spain's Valencia floods: debunking the myths - BBC Trending, BBC World Service
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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February 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Marco Silva
Some UK social media users have been pouring milk down their sinks in protest at the trial of a feed additive called Bovaer.

Here's what we know about it and why it sparked controversy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social and Matt Murphy
Why has new additive Bovaer prompted people to throw Arla milk away?
The new additive aims to cut down on methane emissions from cows, but some have raised safety concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Why has an additive called Bovaer sparked controversy online? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (with @nickeardleybbc.bsky.social @olgar.bsky.social and Matt Murphy)
Why has an additive called Bovaer sparked controversy online?
The new additive aims to cut down on methane emissions from cows, but some have raised safety concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 8:29 AM