Facebook and Twitter posts claiming that Indian climate activist Disha Ravi has a Christian surname have been shared thousands of times since the 22-year-old was arrested in February 2021. The posts claim that Ravi, who was detained for allegedly help
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Liste→ Fake Ted Cruz climate change tweet spreads after Mexico trip
A purported 2016 tweet from Senator Ted Cruz saying he’ll believe in climate change when Texas is affected was shared online after he flew to the warmth of Mexico last week while millions endured frigid weather in his home state. The tweet is false;
WaPo Fact Checker→ Kerry’s claim that ‘we have nine years left’ to avert the climate crisis
The former secretary of state is citing a date for action that climate scientists say is frequently misunderstood.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ No, Ted Cruz didn’t tweet he’d believe in climate change when Texas freezes over
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Say ‘I’ll Believe In Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’
Did Ted Cruz say "I'll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the Texas senator ever said that. The source for the claim is a fake tweet, made to look like it's from Cruz. The tweet is
Liste→ Incorrectly dated photos used in warnings on climate change
Facebook posts claim to show the impact of climate change on the Amazon rainforest using two photographs purportedly taken a decade apart. But the first image was shot years later than labeled, while the photo said to be more recent was taken 15 years
Liste→ Incorrectly dated photos used in warnings on climate change
Facebook posts claim to show the impact of climate change on the Amazon rainforest using two photographs purportedly taken a decade apart. But the first image was shot years later than labeled, while the photo said to be more recent was taken 15 years
Snopes→ Did Ted Cruz Tweet ‘I’ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’?
The senator is under fire for traveling to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter storm shut down power across his state.
TruthOrFiction→ Ted Cruz Didn’t Tweet ‘I’ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’
As Republican senator Ted Cruz came under fire for fleeing a freezing Texas for Cancun in February 2021, memes could be found all over social media — among them a screenshot of a purported tweet in which Cruz was quoted as saying he would beli
Top Fact Checks→ Bill Gates asked everyone to stop eating beef to combat climate change.
To combat climate change, Gates has said that all rich countries should switch to synthetic beef produced in a lab.
Snopes→ Back in Paris Climate Accord, US Vows No More Sidelining of Climate
“Climate change and science diplomacy can never again be ‘add-ons’ in our foreign policy discussions,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Climate Feedback→ Breitbart article makes numerous false claims about the impacts of climate change, based on Global Warming Policy Foundation post
SUMMARY The article was published by Breitbart as well as dozens of other blogs, such as Climate Change Dispatch, Principia Scientific, Climate Depot, and Technocracy News. It is repeating a series of claims made in a blog post from the Global Warmi
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden diverted $30 billion from the farmers’ fund to tackle climate change.
The $30b funds from the CCC will be used fight climate change within the agricultural sector, and might be used to support other sectors.
Top Fact Checks→ Delhi Police registered an FIR against climate activist Greta Thunberg.
The Delhi police had clarified that the FIR has not been filed against Greta Thunberg but the creators of a "toolkit" on farmers' protest.
Snopes→ Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Seek ‘Climate Emergency’ Declaration
Along with other liberal lawmakers, the independent Vermont senator and the New York Democratic congresswoman introduced legislation in the House and Senate that would direct Biden to declare a national climate emergency.
Top Fact Checks→ The executive order signed by President Biden to combat climate change will result in engineered famine.
Biden's executive orders aimed at combating climate change involve finding processes within the agricultural sector which are environment-friendly.
Snopes→ World Leaders Laud US Return to Paris Climate Accord
The accord commits countries to put forward plans for reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which is released from burning fossil fuels.
Snopes→ Study: Warming Already Baked in Will Blow Past Climate Goals
The amount of baked-in global warming, from carbon pollution already in the air, is enough to blow past international agreed upon goals to limit climate change, a new study finds.
Snopes→ Trump Slams Global Climate Agreement Biden Intends To Rejoin
President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.
Snopes→ US Formally Exits Paris Pact Aiming to Curb Climate Change
The move, long threatened by President Trump and triggered by his administration a year ago, further isolates Washington in the world but has no immediate impact on international efforts to curb global warming.
Climate Feedback→ Guardian article on Arctic methane emissions claiming “a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered” lacks important context
SUMMARY This article “‘Sleeping giant’ Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find” was published in The Guardian in October 2020, and has received more than 150,000 interactions on social media, according to
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has the U.S. Reduced Carbon Dioxide Emissions More Than Countries Who Are in the Paris Climate Agreement?
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has the U.S. Reduced Carbon Dioxide Emissions More Than Countries Who Are in the Paris Climate Agreement?
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Top Fact Checks→ Under President Trump, the US has reduced CO2 emissions more than countries still in the Paris Climate Accord.
While it is true that US Co2 emissions have declined by more than 10 percent in the past decade, more than a dozen other countries have seen declines of more than twice that.
Climate Feedback→ Article by The Daily Caller oversimplifies drivers of wildfires and downplays role of climate change
SUMMARY The article in The Daily Caller claims that land management practices enacted during the Clinton administration “paved the way for future debilitating wildfires.” The article received over 45,000 interactions on Facebook as of 28 Sept 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mr. Climate Change’ Is NOT Responsible For Lighting 32 Wildfires In 2020
Was a 32-year-old California man, dubbed 'Mr. Climate Change' online, responsible for starting 32 wildfires in 2020? No, that's not true: The man pictured in the meme is Brandon McGlover, who admitted he started nine Southern California f
Liste→ Climate change is key factor behind California wildfires
Social media posts claim that wildfires raging through California are due to poor land management, not climate change, echoing comments from US President Donald Trump. The claims are false; while land management is a factor, global warming has left Cal
Snopes→ Climate Change and Forest Management Have Both Fueled Western Wildfires
Climate change and forest management practices both have contributed to today’s fire conditions, and reducing wildfire risks requires addressing both issues.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Bucks Climate Science in Wildfire Briefing
In a briefing on the barrage of wildfires burning in the West, President Donald Trump baselessly claimed “it’ll start getting cooler,” adding that he didn’t think “science knows” whether or not temperatures would increase in the future. Sci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Antifa Did NOT Admit to Igniting Fires All Over The Country To Draw Attention To Climate Change
Did Antifa admit to igniting fires all over the country to draw attention to climate change? No, that's not true: The Twitter account behind the claim has been permanently suspended for violating the platform's manipulation and spam polic
Snopes→ Trump Spurns Science on Climate: ‘I Don’t Think Science Knows’
Trump ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role in historic West Coast infernos and renewed his unfounded claim that failure to rake forest floors and clear dead timber is mostly to blame.
Top Fact Checks→ Donald Trump secured American energy independence for the first time and ended the unfair Paris climate accord.
The U.S. is yet to exit the Paris Climate Deal formally, and it hasn't completely achieved American energy independence.
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden plans to invest $2 trillion in infrastructure to combat climate change.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure plan on July 14, 2020.
Snopes→ Study Finds Coronavirus Lockdown Will Have ‘Negligible’ Impact on Climate
Overall, even a lengthy lockdown will have a surprisingly small impact on the global climate.
Snopes→ Shellenberger’s Optimistic, Viral Take on Climate Future Challenged by Scientists He Cites
Activist Michael Shellenberger argues that fears of a future climate-driven apocalypse are unfounded. But several scientists he cites told Snopes he misunderstands — or mischaracterizes — their research.
Snopes→ Are Rare ‘Night-Shining’ Clouds an Indicator of Climate Change?
An increased occurrence of rare night clouds appears linked to rising levels of greenhouse gases.
FactCheck.org→ NextGen Climate Action/NextGen America
Political leanings: Democratic 2018 total spending: $63.8 million NextGen Climate Action Committee, a super PAC, and NextGen America, a 501(c)(4), were founded in 2013 by San Francisco billionaire and climate-change activist Tom Steyer, who ran unsuc
Climate Feedback→ Article by Michael Shellenberger mixes accurate and inaccurate claims in support of a misleading and overly simplistic argumentation about climate change
SUMMARY The article by Michael Shellenberger was published in various media outlets, including Forbes, Zero Hedge, Breitbart, PJ Media, The Daily Wire, The Australian, and Quillette. The article has been shared more than 200,000 times on social medi
Climate Feedback→ Article in The Guardian misleads readers about sensitivity of climate models by narrowly focusing on single study
SUMMARY The article in The Guardian misleadingly claims that the latest generation of climate models are more sensitive to carbon emissions than scientists previously thought. Instead, reviewers of this article state that the best estimate of climat
Climate Feedback→ The potentials and limitations of tree plantings as a climate solution
In 2020, the World Economic Forum launched an initiative to plant one trillion trees to tackle climate change. Similar initiatives can be found across the world, yet the international conversation on tree plantings as a solution to reducing CO2 emissio