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Science shows that humans are primarily responsible for climate change, counter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s claim
Claim:
I would not agree that [carbon dioxide is] a primary contributor to the global warming that we see.
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Source: CNBC, Scott Pruitt, 2017-03-09 -
Lacks contextElectric vehicles may have higher particulate emissions from tires, but they usually have lower particulate emissions from other sources
Claim:
“Electric Cars Emit More Particulate Pollution”; Banning gasoline cars could increase particulate emissions
Source: The Wall Street Journal, LifeSite News, 2024-03-03 -
1.3HighNBC News story accurately covers research on two millennia of climate history
… REVIEWERS’ OVERALL FEEDBACK These comments are the overall assessment of scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the…
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2Very highAnalysis of "Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate"
…overall opinion of scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. Marina…
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-1.4Very lowAnalysis of "Scientists warn of 'global climate emergency' over shifting jet stream"
…substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. Tim Woollings Lecturer, University of Oxford The article seems to…
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1.5Very highAnalysis of "What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say"
…they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. The Washington Post article refers to an article…
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IncorrectVaccines do not cause mercury toxicity or autism, contrary to claim in London Real video
Claim:
“Autism is nothing more than mercury toxicity“; vaccine ingredients are toxic
Source: London Real, Rashid Buttar, 2020-04-30 -
Lacks contextPlanting trees can help mitigate some aspects of climate change, but it cannot solve all environmental crises
Claim:
“Trees provide a solution to almost all environmental crises we're facing. Trees reverse climate change by cleaning carbon from the air.”
Source: 8 Billion Trees, Pamela Anderson, 2020-08-23 -
MisleadingClimate change, forest management and several other causes contribute to wildfire severity and total area burned in the western United States
Claim:
“Forest fires are caused by poor management. Not by climate change.”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-09-09 -
Flawed reasoningIn popular video, Dan Peña falsely claims humans aren't causing climate change
Claim:
Fifty-five thousand years ago the whole world was 2°C warmer than it is today[...] It's all cyclical; [human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are] not a fart in the wind. Sea level rise is not going to happen.
Source: "Ivanka_Trump" Facebook account, Dan Peña, 2019-05-04