Claim reviews
Study calls for people to grow their own food for many years to come, despite finding higher carbon footprint compared to conventional agriculture
CLAIM
Study and headline saying homegrown food is more carbon intensive than conventional agriculture is meant to discourage and stop people from growing their own food
SOURCE: Social media users, The Atlas Society
Published: 02 Feb 2024
VERDICT
US proposed bills and hearings do not confirm the use of chemtrails, which do not exist and are not a geoengineering strategy
CLAIM
US state governments are banning chemtrails, confirming secret government programs using chemtrails for various purposes that harm the public and the environment
SOURCE: Social media users, OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY
Published: 26 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Evidence greenhouse gasses cause global warming denied by Willie Soon in Tucker Carlson interview, resulting in mass social media climate misinformation
CLAIM
Carbon dioxide does not cause global warming, scientists are 90% sure it’s the Sun; The climate problems blamed on carbon dioxide (such as ocean acidification and negative impacts on polar bears) are not real
SOURCE: Willie Soon, Tucker Carlson Network
Published: 22 Jan 2024
VERDICT
EU is not passing law to ‘seize and scrap’ cars under climate agenda, contrary to Peter Sweden claim
CLAIM
The EU could SEIZE and SCRAP your old car if it doesn't meet their criteria as part of their climate agenda.
SOURCE: Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden), Twitter/X
Published: 18 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Contrary to widespread misrepresentation, new study finds “extremely minimal” impact of human breathing on climate
CLAIM
Scientists say human breathing is fueling global warming
SOURCE: Jonathan Chadwick, Daily Mail (MailOnline)
Published: 12 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Viral claim that cow burps are not an important contributor to climate change ignores full range of greenhouse gas emissions of beef production
CLAIM
Methane from cows is only a small percentage of total greenhouse gas emissions, it would be produced anyways without cattle, it is not an important contributor to climate change
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 09 Jan 2024
VERDICT
Uncertainties about future climate change in the 1970’s does not invalidate today’s evidence on the reality of global warming
CLAIM
Scientists predicted global cooling and were wrong, so they are wrong about global warming
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 19 Dec 2023
VERDICT
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, but it is not a major driver of global warming
CLAIM
Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas so it is the main cause of recent global warming
SOURCE: Facebook users, Climate Change is Crap
Published: 08 Dec 2023
VERDICT
Video of Ian Plimer incorrectly states that human CO2 emissions are not responsible for increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global warming
CLAIM
Increases in atmospheric CO2 is mainly from natural causes, like ocean outgassing, and not from humans who emit so little in comparison
SOURCE: Ian Plimer, Conservative Political Action Conference
Published: 04 Dec 2023
VERDICT
Global warming matches model predictions well despite misconstrued claims about new photosynthesis study
CLAIM
New photosynthesis study shows that Earth is not warming as predicted by climate models
SOURCE: Steve Milloy, Twitter
Published: 01 Dec 2023
VERDICT