NASA Faked the Moon Landing—Therefore, (Climate) Science Is a Hoax

@article{Lewandowsky2013NASAFT,
  title={NASA Faked the Moon Landing—Therefore, (Climate) Science Is a Hoax},
  author={Stephan Lewandowsky and Klaus Oberauer and Gilles E. Gignac},
  journal={Psychological Science},
  year={2013},
  volume={24},
  pages={622 - 633}
}
Although nearly all domain experts agree that carbon dioxide emissions are altering the world’s climate, segments of the public remain unconvinced by the scientific evidence. Internet blogs have become a platform for denial of climate change, and bloggers have taken a prominent role in questioning climate science. We report a survey of climate-blog visitors to identify the variables underlying acceptance and rejection of climate science. Our findings parallel those of previous work and show… 
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