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Insights
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Human-driven climate change largely responsible for last 50 years of worsening fire weather in Western North America, new study shows
Fire weather has been worsened by human-driven climate change in Western North America for 50 years, new study finds. Recent paper suggests that human-driven climate change contributed 81-188% to the observed increase in fire weather in that region.
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What caused Iberia’s blackout? Renewable energy’s opponents were quick to blame solar and wind, but multiple factors appear to be at play
We still do not have official information on what caused the blackout, but we can say that blaming solar or wind is likely overly simplistic and misleading.
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Agriculture emits greenhouse gases, but less than using fossil fuels, despite recent paper’s claim
A paper used unusual accounting methods by looking only at gross emissions and omitting CO2 sinks through reforestation; climate scientists explain that this method is misleading. It is like evaluating the status of your bank account based only on your income without looking at your expenses.
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Recent Reviews
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Misleading
Czech data doesn’t show COVID-19 mRNA vaccines reduce fertility, contrary to John Campbell video
Claim:
Data from Czechia suggest COVID-19 mRNA vaccines reduce fertility
Source: Slay News, YouTube, Natural News, Frank Bergman, Peter McCullough, Lance D Johnson, John Campbell, 2025-05-11 -
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Candace Owens repeats unsubstantiated claim about HPV vaccine causing infertility
Claim:
HPV vaccine Gardasil causes infertility
Source: X/Twitter, Candace Owens, 2025-05-09 -
Inaccurate
Antarctica recently gained some ice; that doesn’t mark the end of ice loss, global warming or sea-level rise, contrary to viral claims
Claim:
Antarctica gained ice from 2021 to 2023 so global warming is over, sea-levels aren't rising, and ice loss has reversed in Antarctica.
Source: 2025-05-04 -
Unsupported
No evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases
Claim:
Nicotine cures Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ulcerative colitis, and multiple sclerosis; nicotine is a treatment for autism
Source: Human Garage, TikTok, Bryan Ardis, 2025-03-10 -
Incorrect
There’s no doubt on CO2’s role in climate change, despite Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan’s claims
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Whether all that additional carbon dioxide is a function of human activity, that’s still debatable.
Source: Joe Rogan Experience, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, 2025-04-22 -
Lacks context
84% of the world’s reefs recently experienced bleaching-level heat stress, but not all were ‘completely bleached’
Claim:
More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching.
Source: CBS, The Guardian, 2025-04-23
Analyses & Investigations
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Online misinformation pays. Why? Taking stock of a broad range of evidence
This report examines the financial infrastructure that enables misinformation in Europe through a broad analysis of advertising and monetization practices across major social media platforms and services offering ads on the open web (Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube and Google Display Ads).
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Slay News’ Frank Bergman isn’t a real person. We investigate who’s running misinformation site
Science Feedback investigation uncovers Slay News’ links to Paul Roughsedge, co-founder of One Fox Digital, a UK-based IT consultancy.
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Sanctioned but Thriving: How Online Platforms Fail To Address the Widespread Presence of Entities Under EU Sanctions
given the ease with which such illegal content was discovered, Meta, Google, X/Twitter, TikTok and Telegram’s compliance teams should investigate why they seem not to have taken sufficient action to limit access.
News & events
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EuroClimateCheck: Climate fact-checking database website now live
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Telegram takes unprecedented step in blocking Russian media channels, but enforcement remains incomplete
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Science Feedback, QuotaClimat, and Data for Good Launch Climate Safeguard, an AI Tool to Detect Climate Misinformation on TV and Radio