Pallavi Sethi
Pallavi is a Policy Fellow (Climate Change Misinformation) at the Grantham Research Institute. She develops and executes projects to increase the understanding of the causes and consequences of climate misinformation circulating in the UK. Her focus extends to exploring effective strategies, including the role of regulation, to combat climate change misinformation.
Background
Previously, Pallavi worked at Logically Facts where she led Meta’s third-party fact-checking program to mitigate harmful online mis-and disinformation. Her work involved identifying emerging mis-and disinformation narratives on a range of topics, including public health, environmental policies, and conflict. She also highlighted gaps within Meta’s content moderation strategies and proposed actionable solutions, while balancing safety, transparency, and free speech. Pallavi holds a MA in Media in Development from SOAS University of London.
Research interests
- Climate change misinformation and regulatory responses
- Platform governance strategies for online misinformation
- Transparency and free speech in digital content moderation
- Strengthening information integrity and media development
Policy
Policy - 2025
This report chapter looks at how far-right parties across Europe are seeking to reverse policies aimed at tackling climate change. Read more
News
News - 2025
Reform UK candidates in this year’s local elections have been promoting an anti-net-zero agenda, which, argues Pallavi Sethi, goes directly against the interests of the communities they seek to represent. Read more
This panel discussion (2:55:40) from the Climate Information Integrity Summit held in Brazil on 25 March 2025 features Pallavi Sethi as one of panellists. Read more
This documentary film produced by the UK campaign group considers the power of the UK press and its influence on major public issues such as climate change. Read more
This article reports on the Scottish Government's energy and climate policies. Read more
With social media algorithms working to trigger reaction, not discern the truth, misinformation – including on climate change – is flourishing and harming democracy, this commentary contends, calling for a systemic overhaul. Read more
News - 2024
Discussing the open letter on curbing disinformation published during the COP29 conference, Pallavi Sethi argues governments have a key role to play in creating conditions that mitigate the impacts of false narratives around climate change and action. Read more
Rather than casting doubt on the urgency of reaching net zero, the Conservative Party’s new leader should be prioritising scientific evidence, listening to the public and championing bold and decisive climate action, writes Pallavi Sethi. Read more
Bob Ward and Pallavi Sethi discuss how the Daily Mail's recent grossly misleading articles on the new UK Government’s plans for decarbonising power and reaching net zero amount to propaganda in Part 2 of this commentary. Read more
Bob Ward and Pallavi Sethi discuss how the Daily Mail's recent grossly misleading articles on the new UK Government’s plans for decarbonising power and reaching net zero amount to propaganda in Part 1 of this commentary. Read more
Bob Ward and Pallavi Sethi chart the apparent change in Reform UK’s stance on climate change denial. Read more
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 26 June 2024 Read more
Pallavi Sethi and Bob Ward discuss how Reform UK's misinformation about climate change and denial of scientific truths undermines public trust, and ultimately democracy. Read more
This article reports on allegations of Russian disinformation campaigns in the run-up to the 2024 European Parliament elections. Read more
Pallavi Sethi and Bob Ward pick apart British propagandist Martin Durkin's latest film, 'Climate: The Movie'. Read more
Pallavi Sethi explains the basis for complaining to the Independent Press Standards Organisation about the newspaper’s misrepresentation of a report from the Asphalt Industry Alliance and why such reporting continues to damage the British public’s understanding of climate change policies. Read more
