Shared Task on Scientific Fact-Checking and Disinformation Narrative Classification of Climate-related Claims
ClimateCheck 2026
About this Conference
A shared task focusing on verifying climate-related claims and identifying disinformation narratives using scientific publications. The task aims to combat misinformation in climate discourse by developing tools to ground claims in peer-reviewed evidence.
Call for Papers
The shared task includes two main tracks: 1) Abstract retrieval and claim verification - retrieve relevant publication abstracts and classify claim-abstract pairs. 2) Disinformation narrative classification - predict climate disinformation narratives using a predefined taxonomy. Participants will be evaluated on retrieval recall, verification accuracy, and narrative classification F1 scores. Participants are encouraged to assess computational emissions using CodeCarbon.
Important Dates
- Release of datasets (task 1) December 15, 2025
- Release of datasets (task 2) December 19, 2025
- Testing phase begins January 15, 2026
- Deadline for system submissions February 16, 2026
- Full Paper Submission February 20, 2026
- Notification March 13, 2026
- Camera Ready March 30, 2026
- Workshop May 12, 2026
- Camera Ready March 27, 2026
- Conference dates 12 May 2026