Nathanael Melia
Inaccurate
President Trump’s claim of growing ice does not reflect reality
Claim:
The ice caps were going to melt. They were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records
1.3High
New York Times accurately covers 2017 record low Arctic winter sea ice extent
“The article accurately reports on the state of Arctic sea ice at the annual maximum (in March) and its causes, and gives an insightful discussion as to the implications. There is one point which may be misleading…”
-1.5Very low
Conservative Tribune post falsely claims cancelled Arctic research cruise is evidence against climate change
“Repeating a version of a debunked argument against climate change science, this biased and misleading political article states that the cancellation of an Arctic research cruise due to increased sea ice at one time and in one region proves climate scientists don’t know anything about climate change over 100 years, which is patently false.”