National Geographic Walks Back Sick Polar Bear Propaganda

Progressives really yank on the heartstrings with their emotionally exploitative propaganda in support of the global warming hoax. For example, this video footage of a sick polar bear is likely to reduce sensitive animal lovers to tears, especially if they don’t realize that polar bears hunt down humans and eat us:

The video was a big success:

It became the most viewed video on National Geographic’s website—ever. News organizations around the world ran stories about it; social media exploded with opinions about it. We estimate that an astonishing 2.5 billion people were reached by our footage. The mission was a success, but there was a problem: We had lost control of the narrative. The first line of the National Geographic video said, “This is what climate change looks like”—with “climate change” highlighted in the brand’s distinctive yellow. In retrospect, National Geographic went too far with the caption. Other news outlets ran dramatic headlines like this one from the Washington Post: “‘We stood there crying’: Emaciated polar bear seen in ‘gut-wrenching’ video and photos.”

Looks like even the hardcore moonbats at National Geographic retain some vestigial conception of shame. A note from the editor:

National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our video about the animal. We said, “This is what climate change looks like.” While science has established that there is a strong connection between melting sea ice and polar bears dying off, there is no way to know for certain why this bear was on the verge of death.

But as with hate hoaxes, the emotional impact has already been made. Few will ever know that they have been duped.

Meanwhile, the polar bear population is alarmingly on the rise. One just attacked a German cruise ship worker, resulting in head injuries.

On tips from Guy B and 1-Bodhisattva.

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