Imprecise
Climate change can make it harder for the Amazon rainforest to grow back from deforestation, but that does not mean 40% of it will now turn into a savanna
Claim:
“Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah”
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Source: The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, 2020-10-05 -
InaccurateParkinson’s has no cure; nicotine patches haven’t been proven an effective treatment
Claim:
Nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease
Source: Flyover Conservatives, Bryan Ardis, 2024-04-14 -
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-1.7Very lowWall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
…rise since 1900. Nature. 4 – Dangendorf et al. (2019) Persistent acceleration in global sea-level rise since the 1960s. Nature Climate Change. 5 – Horton et al. (2018) Mapping Sea-Level…
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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.”
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InaccurateClaim that electric vehicles cause more carbon emissions than diesel misrepresents reality
Claim:
New Study Confirms EVs Considerably Worse For Climate Than Diesel Cars
Source: Infowars, Zero Hedge, Anonymous, 2019-04-22 -
InaccurateData from glaciers around the world show most are shrinking as a consequence of global warming
Claim:
90 percent of the world’s glaciers are growing.
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InaccurateDiesel generators do not charge most electric vehicles
Claim:
The largest EV charging station in the world is solely powered by diesel generators.
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-1.8Very lowAnalysis of "Hillary Clinton Boards The Climate Crisis Train To Nowhere"
…Rohde (2015) Air Pollution in China: Mapping of Concentrations and Sources, PLOS ONE Note: Satellites have measured the Earth’s temperature for only about 30 years. When comparing models to observations,…