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Twitter's climate vigilantes

Twitter's climate vigilantes

A behind-the-scenes group of climate denier troll hunters say their job has gotten harder since Elon Musk's takeover of the platform

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Emily Atkin
Nov 11, 2022
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For the last five years, Peter Johnson (not his real name) has been part of a secret group dedicated to finding and reporting accounts that spread climate denial and other misinformation on Twitter.

They call themselves TNT: Team Ninja Trollhunters.

The name is silly, but the work is serious. Over two dozen TNT volunteers regularly patrol Twitter and ot…

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