In this research note, we focus on one of the most dominant and influential conspiracy theories in recent decades: climate change. Since the 1980s and 1990s, more and more scientific evidence has emerged that climate change is a direct result of human-made carbon emissions (Harvey et al., 2018). However, despite such overwhelming evidence that relates extreme weather patterns, the rise of sea levels, and the melting of glaciers worldwide to human-made warming of the earth’s temperature, climate change conspiracy theorizing has spread in many countries across the globe. In a 2020 survey, roughly 25% of the U.S. population indicated agreement with the statement that climate change is a hoax (Stockemer, 2024). In other countries, such as Australia, up to 20% believe that climate change is an elite-driven conspiracy (Daume et al., 2023).