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Lawmakers who denied Biden’s victory also embrace a deadlier conspiracy: climate denial

90 of the 147 members of Congress who voted to overturn the election deny basic climate science, a HEATED investigation has found.

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Emily Atkin
Jan 19, 2021
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Senator Ted Cruz speaks during a hearing on climate change on Capitol Hill on December 8, 2015. Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images.

The members of Congress who spread dangerous disinformation about Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election are the same lawmakers spreading dangerous disinformation about the climate crisis, a HEATED investi…

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