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Disinformation about climate change by climate change deniers has been a huge problem for over a half a century. Social media has made the dissemination of false facts and conspiracy theories much easier to instantly reach larger audiences. But digital activists are beginning to fight back against climate change deniers by hunting down climate change trolls on Twitter. It’s not an easy task. Prominent social media outlets like Twitter aren’t concerned about climate change denial, disinformation, and misinformation. Groups like Team Ninja Trollhunters  must look for language that is harassing, racist, threatening, hateful, or misogynistic, which IS reportable and may get an account suspended. The group claims they have succeeded in getting 600 climate change deniers banned from Twitter. These days, people quickly move through a lot of information on social media and on Twitter, many people just read the tweets. Team Ninja members are trying to protect people who may be vulnerable to the disinformation spread by the trolls.