SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article at Grist by Eric Holthaus examines the risk of greater sea level rise caused by a more rapid loss of glacial ice. It focuses on a process recently added to one ice sheet model (ice cliff instability),
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FactCheck.org→ Debunking False Vaccine Claim
Q: Has the Food and Drug Administration announced that vaccines cause autism? A: No. FDA statements are grounded in scientific evidence. There is no evidence that vaccination is linked to autism. FULL QUESTION FDA ANNOUNCED THAT VACCINES ARE CAUSIN
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Business Boasts
As President Donald Trump listed the accomplishments of his trip to Asia, one example remains a mystery. “Vietnam is ordering at least $12 billion worth of Boeings. And I think they were going a different route. But now they’re going the r
Washington Post→ Trump’s bizarre claim that Obama ‘never got to land’ in the Philippines
“As you know, we were having a lot of problems with the Philippines. The relationship with the past administration was horrible, to use a nice word. I would say ‘horrible’ is putting it mildly. You know what happened. Many of
Climate Feedback→ Guardian explores sea level rise impact on cities, but fails to make timescale clear
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This story in The Guardian includes maps of, and reporting from, five coastal cities that will be affected by continued sea level rise. The story discusses the impact sea level rise will have on those cities, and
Climate Feedback→ Commentary in The Australian ignores evidence and misrepresents research while falsely claiming humans are not responsible for climate change
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This opinion in The Australian by Ian Plimer repeats a number of false but common claims to support an argument that human activities are not responsible for climate change, and that renewables like wind and solar
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's misleading linkage between stock gains, debt reduction
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump's misleading linkage between stock gains, debt reduction President Donald Trump raised eyebrows with comments linking stock market gains with declines in the federal debt during two appearances to t
Climate Feedback→ Tony Abbott speech on climate change rehashes misleading, inaccurate talking points
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently gave a speech at a climate “skeptic” conference hosted by the UK Global Warming Policy Foundation (led by Nigel Lawson who recently made incorrect claims about temperature evolution in a BBC int
FactCheck.org→ Warming to Blame for Western Wildfires?
Q: Did climate change cause the wildfires out West? A: Scientists say a hot and dry summer — conditions more likely in a warmer world — caused widespread wildfires in Western states. But land use changes also have played a role. FULL ANS
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, a flight crew did not take a knee and strand the New Orleans Saints
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | No, a flight crew did not take a knee and strand the New Orleans Saints A recent article describing a flight crew taking a knee and leaving the New Orlean Saints stranded on the runway is a fake news story p
Truth or Fiction?→ Flight Crew Takes Knee, Strands New Orleans Saints on Runway-Fiction!
Flight Crew Takes Knee, Strands New Orleans Saints on Runway-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A news report claims that the pilot and co-pilot of the Boeing 737 that the team was traveling on “took a knee” and stranded the Saints team on the ru
Snopes→ Flight Crew Takes a Knee, Leaving New Orleans Saints Stranded on Runway?
There is no truth to a widely-shared claim that the flight crew of the New Orleans Saints' team airplane "took a knee" and refused to perform their duties.
Climate Feedback→ New York Times’ “straightforward answers” to common climate questions are accurate, too
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in The New York Times serves as a primer by briefly answering seventeen basic questions about the cause and consequences of—and possible solutions to—climate change. Twelve scientists reviewed the
FactCheck.org→ Did Air Quality Improve Under Obama?
Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt criticized former President Barack Obama for leaving 40 percent of Americans with air quality that doesn’t meet EPA standards. By some measures, this is true. But a report Pruitt’s office cited
Climate Feedback→ False claim that global warming is natural propagates in a climate misinformation echo-chamber
Study claims to demonstrate humans have little to do with global warming Recently, a number of websites wrote about a paper published in the journal GeoResJ—a quarterly journal that will be discontinued after its January 2018 issue—that was written
Truth or Fiction?→ Photo Shows Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport Flooding After Hurricane Harvey-Fiction!
Photo Shows Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport Flooding After Hurricane Harvey-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A photo that began circulating on August 28, 2017, shows Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
FactCheck.org→ Misleading ‘Chemtrail Kelli’ Ad
A GOP super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released a digital campaign ad about “Chemtrail Kelli” that could leave Arizona voters with a false impression about Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s 2018 primary opponen
Climate Feedback→ New York Times accurately assesses the state of Alaskan permafrost
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This story in the New York Times looks at the thawing trend of permafrost (permanently frozen soil and sediment) in Alaska as the region warms due to climate change, and the potential for this landscape to be an ad
Truth or Fiction?→ Vladimir Putin: Dangerous George Soros Driving America Toward Civil War-Fiction!
Vladimir Putin: Dangerous George Soros Driving America Toward Civil War-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Russian President Vladimir Putin told his senior advisors that George Soros and his “vast network of agitators” are targeting America’
Truth or Fiction?→ NASA Warns of 15 Days of Darkness in November 2017-Fiction!
NASA Warns of 15 Days of Darkness in November 2017-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: NASA has confirmed that there will be 15 days of total darkness in November 2017 because of an astrological event caused by Jupiter and Venus. The Truth: A false report that
FactCheck.org→ Trump Press Conference, in Context
President Donald Trump held a contentious press conference in which he answered critics who said he waited too long to condemn the white nationalists who staged a protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12 that turned violent. Here we put into c
FactCheck.org→ Earth Won’t Go Dark for Days
Q: Did NASA confirm that there will be 15 days of darkness on Earth in November? A: No. Variations of that false claim have been circulating since at least 2015. FULL ANSWER On May 29, the website twofeed.org posted a story with the headline “
Climate Feedback→ Forbes article accurately describes research on Atlantic ocean circulation weakening, but headline goes farther
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article at Forbes describes a study on the possible influence of Arctic sea ice loss on recent changes to a key portion of ocean circulation in the Atlantic Ocean. This Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulat
Truth or Fiction?→ John McCain Started the Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal Fire-Fiction!
John McCain Started the Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal Fire that Killed 134 Sailors-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Senator John McCain started the 1967 aircraft carrier USS Forrestal fire that killed 134 sailors. The Truth: John McCain wasn’t to bla
Snopes→ Is NASA Hiring Someone to Protect Earth from Aliens?
NASA has announced a job opening for a planetary protection officer, but viral news reports take significant liberties when describing the nature of the job.
Climate Feedback→ Wall Street Journal op-ed on economic consequences of climate change found naive by scientists
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This Wall Street Journal commentary by David Henderson and John Cochrane argues that the world would be better off adapting to climate change than eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions that cause warming. Scient
FactCheck.org→ Smith Spins NASA Funding
Rep. Lamar Smith said that, after national security agencies, “NASA received the most favorable budget request from the Trump administration.” True, but President Donald Trump’s 2018 proposal would still cut NASA’s budget by a
Truth or Fiction?→ President Nixon Pardoned John McCain of War Crimes-Fiction!
President Nixon Pardoned John McCain of War Crimes-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Senator John McCain confessed to being a war criminal and to committing treason during the Vietnam War, and President Nixon pardoned McCain, sparing him from death by firing
Truth or Fiction?→ Clinton Pilot Dimitri Noonan Found Dead After Revealing Details of Clinton/Lynch Meeting-Fiction!
Clinton Pilot Dimitri Noonan Found Dead After Revealing Clinton/Lynch Meeting-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Pilot Dmitri Noonan,was found dead in July 2017 after he disclosed what Bill Clinton, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and House Speaker Pa
Climate Feedback→ Scientists explain what New York Magazine article on “The Uninhabitable Earth” gets wrong
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY New York Magazine published an article by David Wallace-Wells detailing the potential impacts of climate change if no action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Much of the article explores “worst case
Climate Feedback→ Breitbart article falsely claims that measured global warming has been “fabricated”
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This Breitbart article by James Delingpole claims that the observed warming of Earth’s surface temperatures is largely a fabrication by scientists who have altered the measurements. The source for this claim is a
Truth or Fiction?→ Yellowstone Lava Geyser Erupts for First Time in Human History-Fiction!
Yellowstone Lava Geyser Erupts for First Time in Human History-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A Yellowstone Lava Geyser has erupted at the national park for the first time in recorded history after earthquakes shook Montana and Wyoming in early July 2017
Climate Feedback→ Stephen Hawking interview on climate was partly misleading but consistent with science on impacts of political inaction
On July 2nd, BBC News ran an interview with the well known theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking that touched on climate change. As we have discussed previously, such interviews can sometimes run the risk of spreading misinformation if the interviewee
FactCheck.org→ Trump Official Wrong About Warming, Again
In an interview on CNBC, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said carbon dioxide is not “the primary control knob” for the Earth’s temperature and climate. But scientists say it’s “extremely likely” that human activity &
FactCheck.org→ Will Paris Have a ‘Tiny’ Effect on Warming?
President Donald Trump and his top environmental official said the Paris Agreement would reduce the global average temperature by only 0.2 degrees Celsius. Former Vice President Al Gore said that’s “not true.” Who’s right? Trump and Scott P
Climate Feedback→ Breitbart misrepresents research from 58 scientific papers to falsely claim that they disprove human-caused global warming
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY In an article for Breitbart, author James Delingpole claims to provide 58 scientific papers published in 2017 that show global warming to be “a myth”. This claim is sourced entirely from a list on a blog called
Truth or Fiction?→ U.S. Pays $1 Billion into Green Climate Fund, Top Polluters Pay Nothing-Truth! & Misleading!
U.S. Pays $1 Billion into Green Climate Fund, Top Polluters Pay Nothing-Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: The United States has paid $1 billion into the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund while the world’s top polluters — Chin
Climate Feedback→ Playing semantics, misleading Breitbart article downplays US contribution to climate change
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article at Breitbart argues that World Health Organization rankings of particulate matter air quality show that the United States is not one of the biggest polluters in the context of the Paris Agreement. Scie
FactCheck.org→ Gore and Pruitt Debate Paris Targets
Former Vice President Al Gore and Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt made competing claims about whether the U.S. could have changed its emissions targets under the Paris Agreement, instead of pulling out of the deal. Legal experts sid
Snopes→ Letter Exchange Between Law Firm and Cleveland Browns
A lawyer received a caustic response after complaining to the Cleveland Browns about fans' throwing paper airplanes during the team's home NFL games.