Scientific Reference to Reliable Information on Climate Change - Climate Feedback

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Climate Feedback is a worldwide network of scientists sorting fact from fiction in climate change media coverage. Our goal is to help readers know which news to trust.

Latest Article Reviews

Western Journal op-ed deceives readers with completely unsupported claims

The Western Journal

"What would make their case stronger would be if they actually analysed all the data, engaged with the existing scientific literature and made their own contribution to our scienti..

New York Times’ coverage of IPCC report clearly presents conclusions

The New York Times

This story in The New York Times covered the October release of the IPCC's "Global Warming of 1.5 °C" report. Scientists who reviewed the story found that it provided an accurate...

Guardian story on climate impacts of diet gets mixed reviews from scientists

"The word “Avoiding” in title and text is overly strong and should have been “Reducing”. Adopting a vegan diet is not necessary, but a reduction to having meat 1-2 times a ..

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Latest Claim Reviews

Senator Sanders’ claim that climate change is making tornadoes worse isn’t supported by published research

"The science is clear, climate change is making extreme weather events, including tornadoes, worse."

Senator Bernie Sanders, Facebook

Claim that cows have more impact on climate than cars depends on the timescale

"Burping cows are more damaging to the climate than all the cars on this planet."

Barclay's, Financial Times

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Insights

How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?

Over the past decade, a growing body of research has proposed ways in which rapid Arctic warming can lead to harsh winters, summer heatwaves and even floods and droughts across the...

How credible were 2018’s most popular climate articles?

Compared to last year’s top 10, there is a notable lack of low credibility stories. Two stories garnered mixed reviews from scientists. In one case, this was an article detailing...

News & Events

European Science-Media Hub Workshop ‘Tackling misinformation and disinformation in science’

How to tackle disinformation in science? How scientists and journalists could work better together in order to prevent misinformation? The knowledge lab of the ESMH on 6th February...

Climate Feedback receives Special Mention of the Jury for the Best Climate Solutions Award 2018

Climate Feedback was recognized for bringing its “expertise, balance, and commitment against fake news and catastrophism”. The jury said about Climate Feedback: “Fact-checkin...

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