Jury to decide on climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation suit over comparison to molester
Climate scientist Michael Mann has sued two conservative writers over comments that he claims defamed him and damaged his career. Mann rose to fame with his “hockey stick” graph, published in 1998, which shows a dramatic rise in average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere in the 20th century. The Competitive Enterprise Institute published a 2012 blog post that compared investigations into Mann’s work and the case of Jerry Sandusky, a convicted child molester. Mann’s lawsuit requires proof that the writers not only made false and defamatory statements, but acted with actual malice. The trial continues as misinformation about climate change grows on social media platforms.
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