Climate Feedback
Verifying the credibility of claims related to climate change, the environment and Earth sciences.
Latest reviews
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InaccurateViral claims that cows and beef are climate solutions ignore the impacts of cattle farms
Claim:
Cows are carbon-negative; to tackle climate change, we need to raise more cows and eat more beef.
Source: TikTok, X/Twitter, Social media user, 2025-12-18 -
InaccurateNo, the ocean is not ‘cooling’, contrary to viral claims – it’s been warming at an accelerating rate
Claim:
Global ocean temperatures have been cooling, proving there is no global warming.
Source: X/Twitter, Peter Clack, 2025-07-20 -
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say
DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information, misrepresents scientific articles, cherry-picks results to fit a narrative and excludes well-established evidence.
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InaccurateStudy finds Southern Ocean’s surface is becoming saltier and losing sea ice, not experiencing an ‘ocean current reversal’
Claim:
New study finds a major current in the Southern Ocean has reversed.
Source: Twitter/X, The Guardian, Social media users, 2025-07-10 -
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InaccurateAntarctica 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
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Insights
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2026’s El Niño may bring storms, heatwaves – and misinformation
El Niño doesn’t cause climate change, so why do people claim it does?
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What is RCP8.5? Unpacking misleading claims about climate scenarios
The United Nations and climate scientists haven’t admitted their climate change projections are wrong, contrary to claims from Trump and others
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Fossil fuels receive more government support than renewables
Moreover, fossil fuels are often to blame when energy prices rise, contrary to some claims that climate change is a ‘scam’.