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Climate & environment fact checks
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PolitiFactClimate & environment
Says Greta Thunberg said, "the climate crisis doesn’t exist."
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactClimate & environment
"FACT: Less than 1% of the trash in the ocean is from the United States."
Publisher’s rating: Half True
PolitiFactClimate & environment
Says Al Gore said in 2009 that “the North Pole will be ice-free in the summer by 2013 because of man-made global warming.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
Washington PostClimate & environment
“So this shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America."
Publisher’s rating: Four Pinocchios
PesaCheckClimate & environment
Claims that volcanic carbon dioxide emissions make the longest-running gas measurement inaccurate
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactClimate & environment
Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
PolitiFactClimate & environment
"That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more."
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactClimate & environment
“The reality is more people are dying of bad climate change policies than they are of actual climate change.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactClimate & environment
"Fringe leftists are now advocating for cow fart bags to capture farts as a way to help prevent ‘global warming.’"
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactClimate & environment
“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
PolitiFactClimate & environment
“Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactClimate & environment
“The Antarctic ice cap is not melting.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
FactCheck.orgClimate & environment
Ted Cruz tweeted in 2016, "I’ll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over."
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactClimate & environment
Says a photo shows that climate change protesters left trash all over their protest side.
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgClimate & environment
“Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 yrs. Whales are nearly fully recovered. Extinctions are down 90% past century (IUCN). Koalas doing fine.”
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Beto O'RourkeClimate & environment
“Scientists are very clear we don’t have more than 10 years to get this right.”
Publisher’s rating: In dispute