Exxon Criticized ICN Stories Publicly, But Privately, Didn’t Dispute The Findings

Congressional Democrats say newly released documents trace oil industry’s pivot from denial to deception.

By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

In the wake of Inside Climate News’ 2015 stories on ExxonMobil’s research confirming fossil fuels’ role in global warming, the oil giant hit back with a #GetTheFacts social media campaign calling the reporting “misleading,” “baseless,” and “politically motivated.”