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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 | Extreme weather events
United States

Yes, heat makes us angry: the relationship between high temperatures and aggressiveness

Maldita
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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

Advice and recommendations in the face of a heat wave

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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

Why a heat wave isn't the heat of every summer

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 | Extreme weather events
United Kingdom

Heatwave in England to bring temperatures above 32°C (89.6°F) – study finds climate change made this 100 times more likely

Science Feedback
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 | Renewables
United States

A large solar plant in California is closing – what does it mean for solar power?

Science Feedback
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 | Transport

Dispelling myths about electric cars: can it already compete with machines powered by an internal combustion engine?

Delfi Lithuania
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 | Climate and Earth Science & Attribution

We will order the weather and grow glaciers: what secrets does the science of geoengineering hide?

Delfi Lithuania
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 | Other
Switzerland

Glacier collapse recently buried a Swiss village – here’s what scientists say triggered the event

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 | Conspiracy theories

Summer special on climate disinformation: what narratives will they try to sneak it into you

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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

Closure of urban parks due to wind or heat: Which cities apply this measure?

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 | Transport
France

Air quality: could the abolition of ZFEs relaunch a wave of condemnations in France?

Les Surligneurs
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 | Water & Cryosphere
CN

The thirst of AI: how much water does generative artificial intelligence requires, where do these numbers come from and how do they compare to other things

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 | Water & Cryosphere
Spain

The thirst of AI: how much water does generative artificial intelligence need, where do these figures come from and how do they compare to other things

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 | Conspiracy theories
CN

Arguments about CO₂ that are used to misinform about climate change

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 | Extreme weather events

Human driven climate change largely responsible for last 50 years of worsening fire weather in Western North America, new study shows

Science Feedback
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 | Conspiracy theories
United States

The Trumpian right denies the climate crisis, but wants to ban 'chemtrails' | Facta

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 | Renewables
Spain

What caused Iberia’s blackout? Renewable energy’s opponents were quick to blame solar and wind, but multiple factors appear to be at play

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 | Renewables
Spain

Spanish olive groves are growing despite the push of photovoltaic energy

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 | Renewables
Spain

What do we know about the “100,000 olive trees” that are supposedly going to be felled in Jaén to install photovoltaic plants

Newtral
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 | Transport
France

Cars are a source of air pollution, especially in cities

Science Feedback
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 | Renewables
Spain

What are synchronous, asynchronous and inertial technologies when it comes to generating electricity

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