Explore Articles: Fact-Checking Climate Data

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

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 | Renewables
CN

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

Maldita
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 | Other
France

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

Science Feedback
Factcheck
 | Conspiracy theories

Statement by climate scientist twisted

Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Factcheck
 | Extreme weather events
Spain

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

Maldita
Factcheck
 | Extreme weather events
Spain

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

Maldita
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 | Other
Spain

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

Maldita
Factcheck
 | Conspiracy theories
Spain

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”

Maldita
Prebunk
 | Renewables
United States

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

Science Feedback
Prebunk
 | Other

The narratives about the ozone layer that leak climate disinformation

Maldita
Factcheck
 | Fossil fuels

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

Les Surligneurs
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 | Renewables

Baseless claims about green energy, climate change and droughts

Ellinika Hoaxes
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 | Transport

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

Ellinika Hoaxes
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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

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

Newtral
Factcheck
 | Conspiracy theories
Spain

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

Verificat
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 | Extreme weather events
JP

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

Correctiv
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 | Other
Spain

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

Maldita
Factcheck
 | Conspiracy theories

Saharan dust would be thrown by planes

Funky Citizens
Prebunk
 | Other

Why weather stations have different dates than astronomical seasons

Maldita
Factcheck
 | Extreme weather events
Spain

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

Maldita
Factcheck
 | Conspiracy theories
France

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

Les Surligneurs
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 | Renewables
United States

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

Maldita

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