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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

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 ..

Story on congressman’s incorrect claims about sea level rise could have corrected them more explicitly

Science Magazine, E&E News

"The comments from the members of the Committee suffer from severe inaccuracies and misconceptions, and citations of the invited climate scientist mostly address those issues. In ..

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Latest Claim Reviews

"[S]unspot activity on the surface of our star has dropped to a new low. It’s feared this could herald the arrival of a uniquely grim ‘mini Ice Age’."

Jasper Hamill, Metro

"The rate of warming according to the data is much slower than the models used by the IPCC"

Myron Ebell, BBC Newsnight

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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

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...

Climate Feedback accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter for the second year

Climate Feedback has received accreditation by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at The Poynter Institute for the second year. Climate Feedback is the first and only a...

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