Draft:Verified for Climate

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Verified for Climate is a United Nations initiative, launched in 2024, to combat misinformation and disinformation about climate change on social media.{{Cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/medio-ambiente/2024/04/23/66279cb9fc6c83c8058b45a9.html|title=La ONU impulsa una campaña para contrarrestar la desinformación climática|date=April 23, 2024|newspaper=El Mundo|lang=es}} It gathered a team of "Verified Champions" (scientists from many countries,{{cite web | url=https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/on-earth-day-verified-champions-are-working-to-amplify-climate-actions-on-tiktok-trkflz1n|title=On Earth Day, Verified Champions are working to amplify climate actions on TikTok}} who are also content creators on social media) to collaborate on combating fake climate information on social media{{Cite web |title=Indonesian Content Creators Use Music and Culture to Raise Climate Awareness |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/lifestyle/indonesian-content-creators-use-music-and-culture-to-raise-climate-awareness |website=Jakarta Globe}}{{Cite web |last=Farias |first=Mikaelle |date=March 15, 2024 |title=Em um mundo em emergência climática, a desinformação se tornou um dos principais riscos globais |url=https://oeco.org.br/colunas/em-um-mundo-em-emergencia-climatica-a-desinformacao-se-tornou-um-dos-principais-riscos-globais/ |website=((o))eco |language=pt}}{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/article/youtube-climate-change-misinformation-what-to-know|title=New climate deniers are making millions on YouTube. But they're lying.|first=Chase|last=DiBenedetto|date=February 3, 2024|website=Mashable}} and WikiHow.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=wikiHow teams up with Verified to empower people with climate information |url=https://www.un.org/zh/node/219082 |website=United Nations}} The initiative has the support of TikTok,{{Cite web|url=https://shareverified.com/verified-champions/|title=Verified | #VerifiedChampions|website=Verified}}{{Cite web|url=https://campaignme.com/tiktok-tackling-miscommunication-around-climate-change-by-pledging-billions/|title=TikTok tackling miscommunication around climate change with "verified champions"|first=Justin|last=Harper|date=May 2, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/cnqjn|title=TikTok launches $1M campaign to tackle climate misinformation at COP28|date=December 7, 2023|website=Arab News}} and benefit corporation Purpose is involved.{{Cite web |last= |last2= |date=2024-11-19 |title=Trust, Culture, and Climate: Verified at COP29 |url=https://www.purpose.com/trust-culture-and-climate-action-verified-for-climate-at-cop29/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Purpose {{!}} Global Social Impact |language=en-US}}

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