Claim reviews
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
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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
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Uncertainties about future climate change in the 1970’s does not invalidate today’s evidence on the reality of global warming
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Scientists predicted global cooling and were wrong, so they are wrong about global warming
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 19 Dec 2023
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Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, but it is not a major driver of global warming
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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
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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
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Global warming matches model predictions well despite misconstrued claims about new photosynthesis study
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New photosynthesis study shows that Earth is not warming as predicted by climate models
SOURCE: Steve Milloy, Twitter
Published: 01 Dec 2023
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Wall Street Journal article questions decades of scientific evidence demonstrating elevated atmospheric-CO2 causes global warming
CLAIM
We do not know if CO2 is the cause of global warming
SOURCE: Holman W. Jenkins Jr., Wall Street Journal
Published: 21 Nov 2023
VERDICT
No convincing evidence that offshore wind activities explain the increase in whale deaths off the U.S. East Coast despite claims of a proven link by offshore wind energy opponents
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New documentary proves building offshore wind farms is responsible for the increase in whale deaths off the U.S. East Coast since 2016
SOURCE: Michael Shellenberger, New York Post
Published: 20 Oct 2023
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Claim that current climate change can be explained satisfactorily by natural cycles and volcanic activity does not have scientific support
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The cyclical activity of the Sun as well as other variations in solar and earth activity, and NOT anthropogenic CO2 emissions, are responsible for climate change
SOURCE: Social media user, Twitter
Published: 18 Sep 2023
VERDICT
CLINTEL group inaccurately represents climate science in its declaration of “no climate emergency” once again
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Global warming is just the end of the Little Ice Age; Warming is slower than climate models forecasted; Carbon dioxide is beneficial to Earth; Global warming is not intensifying or increasing the frequency of natural disasters
SOURCE: Naveen Athrappully, The Epoch Times, Global Climate Intelligence Group (“CLINTEL”)
Published: 04 Sep 2023
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