Misleading
No, the UK Met Office is not fabricating climate data, contrary to a blogger’s claims
Claim:
The United Kingdom Meteorological Office (the Met Office) is fabricating data/making up numbers for weather stations that are closed.
Search results for: "Churchill first year in office FIFA World Cup"
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Source: Daily Sceptic, Tallbloke's Talkshop, Chris Morrison, Ray Sanders, 2024-10-31 -
Communications Officer – Science Feedback
…sound and trustworthy information. Our main activity consists in verifying the credibility of influential information that claims to be scientific in fields that are particularly prone to misinformation, mostly climate…
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UnsupportedNo, a study didn’t establish that tampons are toxic and cause health problems, contrary to social media posts
Claim:
Toxic metals in tampons are causing reproductive health problems like endometriosis and infertility
Source: TikTok, Threads, Social media users, 2024-07-10 -
MisleadingThe number of new COVID-19 cases fell and daily vaccination increased in early 2021, but no indication that it was due to U.S. president Biden taking office
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COVID-19 cases are “down by 50%” and “daily vaccinations have increased by 85%” since “Biden took office”
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-0.7LowScientists explain what New York Magazine article on “The Uninhabitable Earth” gets wrong
…is large uncertainty in how precipitation will change due to increased greenhouse gases, including the Sahel in Africa, Australia, and many of important grain producing regions of the world (e.g.,…
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Global warming doesn’t mean everywhere is warming at the same rate, here’s why
…and CET temperature. Information about CO2 and climate change: https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/climate-change-questions Information about CET including graph showing closer alignment to CO2 concentrations https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/cet-series Met Office Climate Dashboard with lots of data…
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IncorrectHow we know that Earth and the Universe are billions of years old and that evolution is real
Claim:
Nebulas caused by supernovas show that the Universe is 6,000 years old; The postulates of evolution haven't been observed
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Lacks context84% 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.
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Here is who repeated an unsupported claim about “a complete cure for cancer in a year”, misleading millions on social media
…claim | Lifestyle – Times of India Videos indiatimes.com 3 10599 Scientists expect cure for cancer in 1 year fox7austin.com 9904 Scientists expect a cure for cancer in one year…
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What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?
…that higher urinary BPA concentrations were associated with increased overweight and obesity in nine-year-olds but not in five-year-olds. In contrast, increasing BPA concentrations in mothers during pregnancy were associated with…