Misleading
Diesel generators did not power wind farms in Scotland, nor anywhere else
Claim:
Diesel generators are powering wind turbines.
Rahul Rao
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Source: X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-06-14 -
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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IncorrectThere’s no doubt on CO2’s role in climate change, despite Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan’s claims
Claim:
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 -
MisleadingCan solar panels warm their surroundings? Yes, but so can other materials
Claim:
Solar panels can heat up their surroundings and have unknown consequences on the surrounding environment.
Source: Twitter/X, Social media users, 2025-04-17 -
Do renewables increase the price of electricity? Not necessarily
Adding more solar and wind can increase the price that homes pay for electricity. But energy type is only one piece of the puzzle, and simply because a grid has more solar or wind does not mean it is more expensive.
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IncorrectWhat is peer-review? Why one ‘peer-reviewed’ Grok-written paper doesn’t disprove climate change
Claim:
The first-ever artificial intelligence-led peer-reviewed climate science paper has confirmed that climate change is a hoax.
Source: Science of Climate Change, Franklin Soon, Jonathan Cohler, Willie Soon, David Legates, 2025-03-21 -
If sea levels are rising, why is the Maldives still above water?
If you want to see the front lines of climate change, you might think to look at the Maldives. Most…
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Natural gas may be cleaner than coal, but it isn’t cleaner than nuclear or renewable energy
More than one-fifth of the world’s energy is drawn from natural gas. That part varies around the world: as low…
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InaccurateFlight paths are not evidence for a flat Earth
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Flights from New Zealand to Argentina connect through the U.S., which only makes sense if the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-14 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that EVs cause infertility, and their magnetic fields are similar to those from household electronics
Claim:
Electric vehicles cause infertility. Being in an electric car will lower your testosterone.
Source: YouTube, Justin Frandson, Garry Lineham, 2025-02-07
