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Sea 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.
Search results for: "karachi density map"
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Source: Facebook, 2024-06-06 -
IncorrectHow we know that Earth and the Universe are billions of years old and that evolution is real
Claim:
Nebulas caused by supernovas show that the Universe is 6,000 years old; The postulates of evolution haven't been observed
Source: Instagram, Major G. Coleman, 2024-09-28 -
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…
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Global warming doesn’t mean everywhere is warming at the same rate, here’s why
…red show a warming trend, shades of blue (which are notably scarce on this map) show a cooling trend, and gray areas have insufficient data. Source: NOAA This variability shows…
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InaccurateClaim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don’t experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don’t vaccinate is baseless
Claim:
Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America
Source: Leading Report, Patrick Webb, Steve Kirsch, 2023-07-09 -
1.6Very highAnalysis of "Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has worst coral die-off ever"
…with local human population density, Nature scientific reports. Notes: [1] See the rating guidelines used for article evaluations. [2] Each evaluation is independent. Scientists’ comments are all published at…
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InaccurateVitamin K shots are safe and polysorbate 80 isn’t poisonous, contrary to claim by Brandy Vaughan
Claim:
Vitamin K shots are poisonous because they contain polysorbate 80 as “main active ingredient” that has “strong links with infertility, with autoimmune issues”
Source: Instagram, Brandy Vaughan, 2023-05-25 -
InaccurateMammograms don’t increase risk of dying from breast cancer; they reduce it
Claim:
Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-05-22 -
From vibrant corals to white skeletons: climate change and looming existential threats to coral reefs
…Earth. 19 – Bruno and Valdivia (2016) Coral reef degradation is not correlated with local human population density. Scientific Reports. 20 – Bruno et al. (2018) Climate Change, Coral Loss,…
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1.7Very highAnalysis of "What science can tell us about the links between global warming and massive heat waves"
…range of temperatures (standard deviation) or shape of the curve changes as well. Climate is the typical character outlined by this curve (probability density function) describing the probabilities, whereas weather…