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

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European Union

The European Commission does not “force” to take “insect meal” nor is it a dangerous substance

Newtral
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 | Extreme weather events
United States

Trees spontaneously combusting in Los Angeles fire

Funky Citizens
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 | Conspiracy theories
United States

The disinforming narrative that attempts to connect forest fires around the world to the “aluminum” of “chemtrails”

Maldita
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 | Conspiracy theories
Spain

Context about the Los Peñascales dam in Torrelodones (Madrid) and its possible “demolition”

Maldita
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Spain

The EU's restriction on fishing in the Mediterranean to 27 days a year: it's not for everyone, only for trawlers who don't comply with certain measures

Maldita
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 | Renewables
Germany

The claim concerning the share of energy needs provided by German wind power plants is unfounded

Oštro
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The aphelion of 2025 occurs in July and is a phenomenon that does not cause changes in temperature on Earth

AFP
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“The ice is growing and growing.” Is this evidence of climate fraud?

Pravda
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 | Renewables
Spain

What we know and what we don't know about the number of trees expected to be felled for the Clúster Maestrazgo wind energy project

Maldita
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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

The CHJ “did not notify the population” of the Forata landfilling: following the protocol, it notified the Civil Protection and Emergencies of the Generalitat Valenciana, who must notify the municipalities

Maldita
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 | Extreme weather events

Occasional episodes or records of cold weather do not call into question the existence of global warming

AFP
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 | Transport

Crit'Air 3 vehicles not covered by insurance in the event of an accident in a ZFE? False

AFP
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No, nuclear power is not CO2 neutral

Correctiv
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United States

The house was not protected from the wildifres by the faith of its owners, the image is created by AI

Demagog Czechia
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United States

Yes, throughout history, the temperatures of the Earth have been higher than today. No, this is not proof that climate change is not real

Faktograf
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United States

Were the fires that killed 24 people in California really caused artificially?

Delfi Lithuania
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Beware of the misleading interpretation of a study on the evolution of Earth's temperatures over 485 million years

AFP
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United States

The “mysterious cloud explosions seen in Los Angeles” are unrelated to the fires of January 2025: they are fireworks from September 2024

Maldita
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 | Extreme weather events
United States

California fires in January 2025 and water management: content and disinformation

Maldita
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United States

The California fires and the conspiracy theory that they were caused to create “smart cities”

Maldita
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Current climate change caused by humans, even though old video claims otherwise

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