Claim reviews
CO2 emissions from human activities have imbalanced the atmospheric carbon budget, significantly contributing to climate change, contrary to online claim
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"Less than 5% of carbon dioxide emissions are produced by man [... they] can’t cause 30% of today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide"
SOURCE: Editorial Board, Issues & Insights
Published: 11 Feb 2020
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Claims of a coming 30-year “mini ice age” are not supported by science
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"Earth about to enter 30-YEAR ‘Mini Ice Age’"
SOURCE: Harry Pettit, Sean Martin, The Sun, Express
Published: 06 Feb 2020
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Studies do not support blog’s claim that volcanic activity is causing melting of West Antarctic glaciers
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"Volcanoes Melting West Antarctic Glaciers, Not Global Warming"
SOURCE: Robert W. Felix, James Edward Kamis, IceAgeNow.info, PlateClimatology.com
Published: 20 Jan 2020
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Simple measurements demonstrate that CO2 is a greenhouse gas contrary to claim in online blogs
CLAIM
"CO2 is not a greenhouse gas."
SOURCE: Tim Ball, Technocracy.news
Published: 14 Jan 2020
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Facebook meme incorrectly claims past climate variations contradict human influence on current climate
CLAIM
"The idea that 'climate change' is new or is caused by Humans is nonsense."
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 13 Jan 2020
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Climate change is one factor affecting how fires in Australia burn, regardless of whether arsonists or lightning started them
CLAIM
"the bushfires [in Australia] were caused by arsonists and a series of lightning strikes, not 'climate change'"
SOURCE: Sean Adl-Tabatabai, Thomas D. Williams, NewsPunch, Breitbart
Published: 08 Jan 2020
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Volcanic CO2 emissions are known to be much smaller than human-caused emissions
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"Discovery Of Massive Volcanic CO2 Emissions Discredits Global Warming Theory"
SOURCE: James Edward Kamis, Principia Scientific
Published: 03 Jan 2020
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Article falsely attributes invented quotes to James Hansen
CLAIM
"Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong"
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, NewsPunch, Your News Wire, Principia Scientific
Published: 01 Jan 2020
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False claim that wind turbines generate more global warming than fossil fuels misrepresents study it relies on
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"Harvard study finds that wind turbines create MORE global warming than the fossil fuels they eliminate"
SOURCE: Ethan Huff, Ecology.news
Published: 23 Dec 2019
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Ice cube meme misrepresents physics of sea level rise to claim melting ice has no effect
CLAIM
"[Photo] A little science lesson for the #idiots at the global warming conference. Ice berg melts, ocean level remains the same."
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 17 Dec 2019
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