Article in The Sun misrepresents Antarctic discovery and misplaces it on map
…single weather record is not. It is not yet clear what is responsible for the island’s appearance. It could be that upward motion of the bedrock—relieved of weight as the…
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-2Very lowVideo from PragerU makes several incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
…range of harmful effects including trends in weather extremes, ocean acidification, and other impacts on land and marine ecosystems[5-8]. Overall, several claims made in the video about climate change are…
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InaccurateWestern US wildfires are not the result of widespread arson
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a distressing number of the [West coast] fires are not accidents, and willful arson is the cause.
Source: We The Governed, Glen Morgan, 2020-09-10 -
InaccurateThe Earth is a sphere that rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun, contrary to Flat Earth video
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“The Earth is not a globe. The Earth is stationary.”
Source: Flat Earth, Amber Plaster, 2020-11-17 -
IncorrectScientific studies established clear links between human-caused increased in atmospheric CO2 and global warming
Claim:
“It’s a good thing that we are putting some more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The scientific method has not been applied in such a way as to prove that carbon dioxide is causing the Earth to warm.”
Source: Instagram, Patrick Moore, 2020-12-16 -
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-1.8Very lowVideo promoted by John Stossel for Earth Day relies on incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
…Antwerp, elevated CO2 levels warm the planet, thereby generating a cascade of effects, including altered precipitation patterns and more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as heatwaves and droughts….
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-1.7Very lowWall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
…extreme weather events in the United States and elsewhere (including heat waves), has indeed resulted in an accelerating rate of sea level rise, and has very large societal and economic…
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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
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“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: Climate Change Dispatch, The Australian, Watts Up With That?, Peter Ridd, 2021-07-21 -
-1.75Very lowWall Street Journal op-ed by Steven Koonin publishes misleading claims about how climate change influences Greenland ice melt
…The slower rates of ice mass loss highlight the dynamic, non-linear, and often asynchronous response of the ice sheet to short (annual and sub-annual) changes in weather; yet the long-term,…