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Browse verified fact-checks and debunks addressing misinformation and disinformation about climate change, curated by European fact-checking organizations.

No, the solar panels in this photo have not been placed where there used to be olive trees in Spain: it is from China

Training and using ChatGPT consumes a lot of energy, but the exact numbers are hard to determine without OpenAI data

Statement by climate scientist twisted

They are not “throwing water” from this dam in Malaga: it reached its maximum, so it must drain

A CSIC study on rains in the Mediterranean is used to misinform about droughts: what the work says and why misinforming content is wrong

No, the World Economic Forum has not called for a ban on growing food at home to “fight climate change”

The European Union and the alleged ban on chimneys: as of March 18, 2025, there is no ban and the European Commission states that it “does not plan to eliminate stoves”

Natural gas may be cleaner than coal, but it isnt cleaner than nuclear or renewable energy

The narratives about the ozone layer that leak climate disinformation

There is no evidence that the French subsoil contains a deposit of nearly 3 billion tons of hydrogen

Baseless claims about green energy, climate change and droughts

The real trend of Arctic sea ice and the implications for maritime navigation in the region

Water emptied from the Los Hurones reservoir (Cádiz) is not “thrown away”, it flows into the Guadalcacín reservoir

The rains in March have once again caused misinformation about the AEMET forecasts: it has been a dry winter, despite viral messages

Record snow in Japan is no argument against man-made climate change

Why the 'hole' in the ozone layer was not a “fad” and how is it different from the climate crisis

Saharan dust would be thrown by planes

Why weather stations have different dates than astronomical seasons

AEMET's “failed” forecast for a “warmer and drier” winter: what the Agency said and what December, January, February and so far in March have been

Nicole Schwab has not declared that permanent climate lockdown is on the horizon

What we know about the alleged toxic substances released by solar panels after a hailstorm in Texas (USA)