Latest Fact-checks in Climate Change Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Studies show plastics can help combat climate change. Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition stated on April 30, 2022 in a seminar.: “CO2 is not a pollutant.” Dan Sullivan stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing: In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.” Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2022 in an article: "Bill Gates hatches 'horribly stupid' plan to block out the sun" Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post: “Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models. Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019. Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone." Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin. X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference. Viral image stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Global warming is part of (a) natural cycle and there’s nothing we can actually do to stop these cycles.” 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.” Randy Feenstra stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels." 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.” Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" 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.” Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.” Viral image stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change." Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.” 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.” X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: A car flooded in Germany had a sticker critical of Greta Thunberg. Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2021 in a post: Carbon dioxide “is not a problem. The Earth has more than enough land and ocean plant life to metabolize it.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.” Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Greta Thunberg said, "the climate crisis doesn’t exist." Chuck Grassley stated on June 7, 2021 in an op-ed: The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Studies show plastics can help combat climate change. Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition stated on April 30, 2022 in a seminar.: “CO2 is not a pollutant.” Dan Sullivan stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing: In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.” Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2022 in an article: "Bill Gates hatches 'horribly stupid' plan to block out the sun" Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post: “Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models. Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019. Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone." Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin. X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference. Viral image stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Global warming is part of (a) natural cycle and there’s nothing we can actually do to stop these cycles.” 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.” Randy Feenstra stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels." 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.” Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" 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.” Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.” Viral image stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change." Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.” 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.” X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: A car flooded in Germany had a sticker critical of Greta Thunberg. Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2021 in a post: Carbon dioxide “is not a problem. The Earth has more than enough land and ocean plant life to metabolize it.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.” Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Greta Thunberg said, "the climate crisis doesn’t exist." Chuck Grassley stated on June 7, 2021 in an op-ed: The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post: Studies show plastics can help combat climate change.
Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition stated on April 30, 2022 in a seminar.: “CO2 is not a pollutant.”
Dan Sullivan stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing: In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”
Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.”
Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2022 in an article: "Bill Gates hatches 'horribly stupid' plan to block out the sun"
Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post: “Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models.
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019.
Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."
Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference.
Viral image stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Global warming is part of (a) natural cycle and there’s nothing we can actually do to stop these cycles.”
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.”
Randy Feenstra stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels."
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.”
Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
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.”
Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
Viral image stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change."
Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
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.”
X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: A car flooded in Germany had a sticker critical of Greta Thunberg.
Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2021 in a post: Carbon dioxide “is not a problem. The Earth has more than enough land and ocean plant life to metabolize it.”
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.”
Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Greta Thunberg said, "the climate crisis doesn’t exist."
Chuck Grassley stated on June 7, 2021 in an op-ed: The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”