“This is for the benefit of the citizens”, “We have consulted citizens and…”, “This is what citizens want.”
The word “citizen” is regularly used by politicians and public authorities to justify their decisions.
But sometimes the claim that a decision is based upon the public opinion is baseless.
In this article we define #citizenwashing and help you spot it.

Another sublime contribution by #GreenEurope #EEB #EuropeanEnvironmentalBureau

https://meta.eeb.org/2022/07/13/citizenwashing-what-it-is-and-how-to-spot-it/