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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In a viral video, the YouTuber “The Raptor” makes a series of mistakes to deny the influence of human activities on the climate

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 | Extreme weather events
Croatia

Footage shows leech formation, not storm 'launch' via HAARP

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United States

Strange bumps in the sky are natural cloud features, not the results of weather manipulation

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United States

Hurricane predictions aren’t perfect, but that does not ‘invalidate climate change theory’, contrary to Daily Wire claims

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 | Fossil fuels
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The claim of the former editor-in-chief of a Slovenian weekly newspaper Democracy that there is no link between CO2 and global warming is not true.

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 | Renewables

No, new study does not show that living near windmills causes serious health problems

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France

In most cases, electrifying cars reduces their emissions

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France

No, wheat, cocoa, coffee, beer and tomatoes are not going to disappear, but climate change is generally reducing agricultural yields

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United States

Prioritizing plant-based foods in our diet can benefit climate and health, but Forbes article missed some key details

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United States

No, wind turbines are not likely to fall on your head, and wind is not drastically more dangerous than other energy sources

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Australia

Diesel generators do not charge most electric vehicles

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France

The temporary cooling of part of the Atlantic does not call into question the severity of global warming

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No evidence for sudden bird deaths from lithium evaporation ponds, contrary to claims in viral meme

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Bulgaria

1927 Newspaper Clipping Doesn't Prove Climate Change Is Exaggerated

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Global warming is caused by human activity, not clouds

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No increase in ice in Greenland preventing shipping

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United States

Bjorn Lomborg’s claims about polar bears, coral, and cold deaths ignore scientists’ predictions of climate-change-affected futures

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Humanity emits significantly more CO2 per year than all volcanoes combined

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France

Climate change and its impacts on the water cycle; how can it increase both droughts and heavy downpours?

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A US study on the cooling of the Atlantic Ocean at the equator does not dispute global warming

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Yes, the Belgian coast has a microclimate

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