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The Antarctic ozone layer is recovering, but The Independent claim fails to grasp significance of study it relies on
Claim:
The ozone layer is healing
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Source: The Independent, Louise Boyle, 2020-03-26 -
MisleadingNon-pharmaceutical interventions, such as lockdowns and wearing face masks, are effective measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission, contrary to claims in viral video
Claim:
Lockdowns and face masks do not work to control the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Young Americans for Liberty, Tom Woods, 2020-11-13 -
-0.8LowNew York Times op-ed claiming scientists underestimated climate change lacks supporting evidence
Scientists’ Feedback SUMMARY This op-ed by author Eugene Linden, published under the headline “How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong”, argues that climate scientists have long underestimated climate change. The…
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MisleadingThe number of COVID-19 deaths over the entire pandemic is higher in the U.S. than Europe, even when controlling for population size
Claim:
The U.S. has “a better handle on [COVID-19] than Europe”; “the disease is less deadly here than it is in most of Europe, based on case fatality data”
Source: Issues & Insights, I&I Editorial Board, 2020-10-29 -
How credible were 2018's most popular climate articles?
…last year). In November, we searched Buzzsumo for the climate articles[1] with the most shares and interactions—as many as 1.2 million in the top spot—selecting the top 10 that focused…
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1HighWashington Post accurately describes ocean warming study (which has since been corrected)
…article found that it did a good job of describing the study, while noting that the study’s conclusions (and implications) require additional investigation. In particular, discussion among scientists has focused…
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Climate Feedback accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter for the second year
…explanations to readers about the veracity of the stories and claims they check.” Climate Feedback’s work is focused on the science, not the politics of an issue, explaining whether and…
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-1LowFinancial Post commentary misleads about warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions by cherry-picking studies
…constraints are useful to narrow down the range of estimates between models, but are not intended to reconcile energy balance/instrumental approaches with other lines of evidence. Rather, scientists have focused…
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1.3HighWashington Post article accurately describes latest estimate of accelerating Antarctic ice loss
…ice mass loss is focused along the Amundsen Sea coast of West Antarctica. This is essentially the Pacific Coast of West Antarctica, which is roughly the same length as the…
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A discussion with experts on California wildfire links to climate change
…about future wind events—should we expect more ‘freak’ events like these? Do current management actions focused on pre-fire vegetation management have the potential for solving fire problems throughout the state?…