Elite Climate Catastrophism as Misinformation

Influential academics and left‑leaning media sometimes overstate or misrepresent climate findings (for example by flattening a database that counts state and corporate emitters into 'companies'), producing a form of highbrow misinformation distinct from denialism. This dynamic both distorts public understanding of probable outcomes and weakens the credibility of advocates who then push for censorship or criminal penalties. — If true, the pattern undercuts trust in climate advocacy and makes coercive responses to misinformation politically and morally risky.