Claim reviews
Data shows the Earth is currently warmer globally than at any time in the past 2,000 years
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Earth’s mean temperature over the last 2,000 years shows two previous periods when temperatures were warmer than they are now; from 1–200 A.D., an epoch called the Roman Warm Period, and more recently the Medieval Warm Period from 900–1100 A.D.
SOURCE: Gregory Rummo, Townhall
Published: 26 Jul 2019
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Sky News Australia interview falsely claims that global cooling is coming soon
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the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is misleading humanity about climate change and sea levels, and that in fact a new solar-driven cooling period is not far off
SOURCE: Alan Jones, Nils Axel-Mörner, Sky News Australia
Published: 18 Jul 2019
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Non-peer-reviewed manuscript falsely claims natural cloud changes can explain global warming
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During the last hundred years the temperature is increased about 0.1°C because of carbon dioxide. The human contribution was about 0.01°C.
SOURCE: Jyrki Kauppinen, Pekka Malmi, Paul Joseph Watson, Summit.news, Zerohedge
Published: 12 Jul 2019
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On Fox News, Patrick Michaels falsely claims humans are only responsible for half of global warming
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So that means that probably about half, maybe half of that nine-tenths of the degree [of total warming] might be caused by greenhouse gases
SOURCE: Patrick Michaels, Fox News
Published: 09 Jul 2019
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NASA did not create global warming by manipulating data
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[NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[...] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time.
SOURCE: Tony Heller, James Murphy, The New American
Published: 01 Jul 2019
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Claim that electric vehicles cause more carbon emissions than diesel misrepresents reality
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New Study Confirms EVs Considerably Worse For Climate Than Diesel Cars
SOURCE: Anonymous, Zero Hedge, Infowars
Published: 24 Jun 2019
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Investor’s Business Daily editorial doesn’t support claims about UN statements
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The UN Admits That The Paris Climate Deal Was A Fraud
SOURCE: Anonymous, Investor's Business Daily
Published: 17 Jun 2019
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Meme image falsely claims wind turbines produce less energy that is used to build them
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A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
SOURCE: Internet users, Facebook
Published: 27 May 2019
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It’s true that the current carbon dioxide level is higher than any time in human existence
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the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home
SOURCE: Denise Chow, NBC News
Published: 18 May 2019
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In popular video, Dan Peña falsely claims humans aren’t causing climate change
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Fifty-five thousand years ago the whole world was 2°C warmer than it is today[...] It's all cyclical; [human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are] not a fart in the wind. Sea level rise is not going to happen.
SOURCE: Dan Peña, "Ivanka_Trump" Facebook account
Published: 07 May 2019
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