Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Climate Change X posts stated on September 15, 2023 in tweets: 1,609 scientists signed a declaration saying “There is no climate emergency.” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid." Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: "NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “La NASA advierte que el sol podría dejar de brillar y causar una catástrofe”. Washington Free Beacon stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet: "The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house." Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement. Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2022 in an Instagram video: There’s an unlimited supply of water being generated “deep within the Earth.” Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.” Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post: “COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators” Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute: “U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.” FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.” Sean Casten stated on August 23, 2021 in remarks at a press conference: Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures that hot in Chicago every summer.” Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2021 in an image: “It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.” Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years." Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.” Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.” Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “will redirect the $30 billion” that Donald Trump “left for U.S. farmers to ‘climate change.’” Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.” Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers." Nikki Haley stated on October 26, 2019 in an email: Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!" Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Fringe leftists are now advocating for cow fart bags to capture farts as a way to help prevent ‘global warming.’" Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe." Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2019 in a speech: "When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric." Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing: "You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming." Al Gore stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": "A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Miami Congressman Carlos "Curbelo supports drilling offshore" and "repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
X posts stated on September 15, 2023 in tweets: 1,609 scientists signed a declaration saying “There is no climate emergency.” Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid." Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: "NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “La NASA advierte que el sol podría dejar de brillar y causar una catástrofe”. Washington Free Beacon stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet: "The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house." Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement. Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2022 in an Instagram video: There’s an unlimited supply of water being generated “deep within the Earth.” Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.” Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post: “COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators” Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute: “U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.” FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.” Sean Casten stated on August 23, 2021 in remarks at a press conference: Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures that hot in Chicago every summer.” Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2021 in an image: “It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.” Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years." Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.” Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.” Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “will redirect the $30 billion” that Donald Trump “left for U.S. farmers to ‘climate change.’” Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.” Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers." Nikki Haley stated on October 26, 2019 in an email: Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!" Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Fringe leftists are now advocating for cow fart bags to capture farts as a way to help prevent ‘global warming.’" Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe." Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2019 in a speech: "When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric." Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing: "You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming." Al Gore stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": "A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Miami Congressman Carlos "Curbelo supports drilling offshore" and "repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
X posts stated on September 15, 2023 in tweets: 1,609 scientists signed a declaration saying “There is no climate emergency.”
Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: "NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: “La NASA advierte que el sol podría dejar de brillar y causar una catástrofe”.
Washington Free Beacon stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet: "The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house."
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.
Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2022 in an Instagram video: There’s an unlimited supply of water being generated “deep within the Earth.”
Steven Koonin stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.”
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post: “COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute: “U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.”
FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.”
Sean Casten stated on August 23, 2021 in remarks at a press conference: Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures that hot in Chicago every summer.”
Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2021 in an image: “It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.”
Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”
Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”
Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “will redirect the $30 billion” that Donald Trump “left for U.S. farmers to ‘climate change.’”
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."
Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Nikki Haley stated on October 26, 2019 in an email: Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!"
Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Fringe leftists are now advocating for cow fart bags to capture farts as a way to help prevent ‘global warming.’"
Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan: "60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe."
Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2019 in a speech: "When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric."
Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing: "You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."
Al Gore stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on ABC "This Week": "A majority of President Trump's supporters and voters wanted (the United States) to stay in" the Paris Agreement.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Miami Congressman Carlos "Curbelo supports drilling offshore" and "repeatedly voted against President Obama's ability to fight pollution and combat climate change."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.