If you watched Fox News last month, you may have heard that Ireland is planning to slaughter 200,000 cows to meet its EU climate goals. Of course, there was one big problem with the reporting: the claims were untrue.
Misinformation and conspiracy theories have long been a part of debates in US politics about climate change, but Europe may also now be falling into this trap during its wrangling over farming reforms.
The past few months have shown the new disturbing terrain on whic...
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Clare Carlile is an investigative journalist on climate, food and farming, mostly for online magazine DeSmog.