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Social media posts wrongly claim that herbs can cure every disease including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“There is a cure to every d!isease”; herbs can cure cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Search results for: "LENI BIRD MAP"
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
Humans do not have the technology to manipulate hurricanes
…a spiral on a weather map; a single hurricane can output more power than all the power grids in the world combined. As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
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Offshore wind turbines aren’t louder than high winds or passing ships, no evidence they harm whales
…this. Before any wind turbine can be built offshore, its operators usually must survey the seafloor. These surveys often map the seafloor by broadcasting sound underwater, similar to the sonar…
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IncorrectNo evidence of ‘giant stump’ in helicopter footage from Antarctica, just a normal rock outcrop
Claim:
Video footage shows giant tree stump in Antarctica that grew when Earth’s climate was different
Source: Threads, 2025-02-17 -
How do solar and wind change the electric grid?
…a collapse. Figure 1 – Electric grids vary a lot throughout the world. This map shows the frequency of each country’s grid and the voltage of the electricity that reaches…
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Major wine regions could disappear from global warming, Europe to be hit especially hard
…with climate change.”[3] The figures below (Figures 4-9) show that some regions will likely become more suitable for growing wine grapes (dark blue on “Future sustainability” maps), while others that…
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0.3NeutralArticle in Business Insider accurately describes results from a study estimating up to 3 billion people could live in much warmer temperatures by 2070
…and misleads readers, as described below. The study used several human population datasets to map the geographic distribution and density of humans from 6,000 years before present (BP) to today[1]….
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InaccurateDespite 2021 being a good year for coral health, coral in the Great Barrier Reef has declined over the past decade and is threatened by climate change, contrary to claims by Peter Ridd
Claim:
“The amount of coral on the Great Barrier Reef is at record high levels”; those claiming the reef is threatened by climate change are alarmists
Source: Watts Up With That?, The Australian, Climate Change Dispatch, Peter Ridd, 2021-07-21 -
InaccurateSea levels have risen for over 100 years, despite misleading photos shared on social media
Claim:
Sea-level rise is not occurring or showing any impacts, based on photographic evidence.
Source: Facebook, 2024-06-06 -
Hailstorm in Saudi Arabian desert mistaken for snow, sparking misleading climate claims online
…Maps Various sources (linked here and here) shared photos and videos of the Al-Jouf – or ‘Al-Jawf’ – region, claiming that this was the first-ever recorded ‘snowfall’ in this part…