I don’t think its a 50/50 split on climate change. I think the majority think it is happening. The disagreement is more on the confidence that this is something govt could ever address via policy and if the policy cure would be worse than the disease. Assuming alignment there it goes to, ok now what policy concretely? Blue states like CA have been warning about climate change and pollution for a long time and while an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure they have been meh on the former and disastrous on the latter. My confidence that more left politicians can shift course or even soften the blow is low.
I dont think we should control information just because someone doesnt like it.
It doesn't have to be 50/50. Misinfo props up a small but significant minority to "counter" something like climate change, a theory that is all but proven everywhere except in public opinion.
The stakes are too high (democracy, climate change, public health) to allow purposeful lies to cloud our ability to actually address these problems. These are weaponized lies, not benign mistakes.
I dont think we should control information just because someone doesnt like it.