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Logically→ Climate change played no role in the worsening health conditions of an elderly Canadian woman
Although the woman had underlying conditions, a historic heat wave in Canada led to her physical health deteriorating further.
Logically→ The Earth’s temperature has not changed in the last 15 years.
Reported as some of the highest rises, Earth's temperature has changed by 0.41 degrees Celsius from 1998 to 2021.
Logically→ Vehicles are a bigger contributor to global warming than cattle.
Methane emissions from both vehicles and cattle contribute to global warming. It can be misleading to compare vehicle emissions and cattle emissions.
Logically→ Swedish millionaire Johan Eliasch bought 400k acres of Amazon rainforest for $14 million as part of his own conservation efforts.
Eliasch did reportedly buy 400k acres of Amazon rainforest in 2005. However, he has not revealed how much he spent on the purchase.
Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Pledges, Hearings, Facebook Still Disseminating Climate Disinformation
Several weeks of highly damaging stories and one name change later, the company currently trying to rebrand as “Meta” is deploying the same shopworn tactics of denial and misdirection. Facebook has said it is taking major action on disinformation c
Snopes→ Biden Swings Focus of Climate Effort from US to the World
Wading back into hands-on diplomacy with allies overseas this week after the withdrawal of the Trump administration, Biden on the eve of his climate summit arrival touted “the power of America showing up."
Snopes→ Does This Map Show the United States in 30 Years?
The United States could see some drastic changes if climate change is not addressed, but they aren't depicted on this map.
Snopes→ UN: Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit a New Record, Cuts Fall Short
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic lockdowns.
Logically→ U.K. Prime minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates are planning a “digital control grid infrastructure that will measure everything you do.”
There is no evidence that mass surveillance will take place as the government plans to invest in green technologies.
Snopes→ Climate Report: Africa’s Rare Glaciers Soon to Disappear
The continent that contributes least to global warming will suffer from it most.
Snopes→ Why Climate Change is Making It Harder to Chase Fall Foliage
For a cheery autumnal activity, leaf peeping is facing some serious threats from the era of climate change.
Logically→ Millennials are the highest contributors to global warming.
Research has found that millennials are aware and conscious of climate issues, no one age group is responsible for global warming.
Snopes→ EPA Completes Rule to Phase out Gases Used As Refrigerants
The new rule, which follows through on a law Congress passed last year, is intended to decrease U.S. production and use of HFCs by 85% over the next 15 years.
Snopes→ Only 100 Corporations Responsible For Most of World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
This piece of misinformation, which has circulated online for years, stems from a misleading headline.
Snopes→ Researchers Complete First-Ever Detailed Map of Global Coral
The Allen Coral Atlas will act as a reference for reef conservation, marine planning and coral science as researchers try to save these fragile ecosystems that are being lost to climate change.
Logically→ 100 companies are responsible for 71 percent of global carbon emissions.
A 2017 report found that 100 fossil fuel producers were responsible for 71 percent of industrial greenhouse gas emissions from 1988 to 2017.
Snopes→ ‘Nowhere to Run’: UN Report Says Global Warming Nears Limits
“It’s just guaranteed that it’s going to get worse,” said report co-author Linda Mearns, a senior climate scientist at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Biden Energy Sec. Suggests Climate Change Could Have Caused Florida Building Collapse’
On June 29 2021, a Bongino Report clip (“Biden Energy Sec. Suggests Climate Change Could Have Caused Florida Building Collapse”) was shared to video hosting site Rumble.com, covering the devastating June 24 2021 collapse of a building in M
Snopes→ Satellites Show World’s Glaciers Melting Faster Than Ever
The annual melt rate from 2015 to 2019 is 78 billion more tons (71 billion metric tons) a year than it was from 2000 to 2004.
Snopes→ Are Cow Farts Causing Global Warming?
The answer to this question involves a pretty big but.
Logically→ The E.U. has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030.
The actual figure stands at 52.8 percent, as campaigners accused the E.U. of watering down targets from the proposed 60 percent.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Green New Deal. Pray For Texas.’
The scramble by right-wing politicians and pundits to spread disinformation amid the winter storms devastating Texas in February 2021 led to a long-debunked graphic finding new life online — again. The photograph shows a helicopter hovering near
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Texas Ramada Hotel Charging $999 For Rooms After a Huge Winter Storm?
As residents across Texas fought power blackouts on February 15 2021 following a massive winter storm, a Ramada Hotel in Austin came under criticism online for appearing to respond by price-gouging people seeking shelter with electricity. Reporter Ton
Snopes→ Report: Outbreak Triggers Drop in Climate-Changing Emissions
Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country's sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Pipeline Protesters Out of Gas’ Meme
On February 17 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post that purports to show “pipeline protesters” ironically holding an “out of gas” sign — ironic, because they ran out of fuel on their way to a protest: Atop
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Did Not Take This Photo and I Don’t Know Who Did’ Australian Community Firefighters Image
In the midst of late December 2019 and early January 2020 fires raging across the Australian continent, the following screenshot showing exhausted, soot-blackened firefighters circulated on Facebook: The photograph, which was apparently captured fr
Snopes→ Are Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ Due to Bushfires in Australia?
An outdated claim that was widely questioned in the first place went viral amid emotional news.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ as of November 2019?
In November 2019, Facebook page “The Other 98%” was among others on social media sharing the news that koalas had become “functionally extinct” after bushfires in Australia: Under a photograph of a koala that appeared to
Snopes→ Warm Ocean Water Delays Sea Ice for Alaska Towns, Wildlife
The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska, which should be brimming with floes, its limits likely won't be tested.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Simpsons Predicted Greta Thunberg’ Meme
There is a common, cyclical rumor that animated comedy series The Simpsons — which began its run in 1989 — has predicted numerous events to come. In September 2019, one such iteration claimed that climate crisis activist Greta Thunberg was amon
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Stella Brazier or Greta Thunberg Actually ‘Child Actresses’?
As part of their push to demonize young protesters demanding that their leaders recognize global warming, some far-right and climate change denier blogs have published the unsubstantiated claim that one Australian protester was actually performing, re
Snopes→ New Climate Report: Oceans Rising Faster, Ice Melting More
Due to climate change, the world's oceans are getting warmer, rising higher, losing oxygen and becoming more acidic at an ever-faster pace and melting even more ice and snow, a grim international science assessment concludes.
Truth or Fiction?→ Online Disinformation Tries to Link Greta Thunberg with George Soros
As Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s campaign for world governments to meaningfully address climate danger gained more attention, so did the amount of online misinformation thrown at her. For some social media users, that meant invoking far-righ
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Greta Thunberg Make a Face When She Saw Donald Trump?
On Twitter and Reddit, an animated GIF purportedly showing climate activist Greta Thunberg making a face at United States President Donald Trump appeared on September 24 2019 during her appearance at the United Nations’ 2019 climate summit ahead
Snopes→ Teen Activist to Lawmakers: Forget Praise, Work on Climate
Members of Congress hailed Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg as a "superpower" for her work to spark a worldwide, youth-driven push to fight climate change.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Swedish Scientist Propose Cannibalism to Fight Climate Change?
On September 7 2019, United States President Donald Trump retweeted a Breitbart.com post that suggested a Swedish scientist had proposed that cannibalism was a viable solution to fight climate change: Swedish behavioral scientist Magnus Söderlund h
Snopes→ US Proposing Easing Rules on Climate-Changing Oil Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency's move would be the latest in a series by the administration easing Obama-era emissions controls on the oil, gas and coal industries.
Snopes→ Trump Dismisses Concerns about Climate Change at G-7 Summit
Trump was asked during a press conference marking the end of the Group of Seven gathering what the world should be doing to address climate change.
Snopes→ ‘A Floodier Future’: Scientists Say Records Will Be Broken
A report predicted that annual flood records will be broken for decades to come from sea-level rise.