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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 | Water & Cryosphere
Switzerland

No, the Birch Glacier did not fall on Blatten because it was too heavy

Correctiv
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 | Policy
Poland

Video distorts decision of Polish Constitutional Court, which did not rule on Green Deal at all

Demagog Czechia
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 | Policy
France

Was the high seas really a “lawless zone”, as Emmanuel Macron claims?

Les Surligneurs
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 | Conspiracy theories
United States

Climate change and global warming exist, and Covid-19 is not a fictional disease

Faktograf
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 | Conspiracy theories
United States

Florida Bans Geoengineering and Weather Modification, Not Chemtrails

Faktograf
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 | Climate and Earth Science & Attribution
United Kingdom

Social media claims misrepresent scientific method used by UK Met Office

AFP
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 | Renewables
Germany

Misinformation about the possible closure of Alpha Ventus

Ellinika Hoaxes
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 | Policy
European Union

The European Union has not banned the use of chimneys

Newtral
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 | Climate and Earth Science & Attribution
Australia

What does it mean to have a “97% consensus” on the human origin of climate change

Maldita
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 | Conspiracy theories
Poland

Has HAARP destroyed crops in Poland? It's a conspiracy theory with no basis

Demagog Poland
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 | Extreme weather events
Romania

EU has not banned Romanian households from using river water

AFP
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 | Other
MM

Glacier melt and heavy rain: Does climate change favor earthquakes?

Correctiv
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 | Conspiracy theories
Romania

Chemtrails, HAARP, 5G and Population Control

Funky Citizens
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 | Renewables
Spain

This photovoltaic plant did not destroy a “huge olive grove” in Granada (Spain): it's Cáceres (Spain) and a maximum of 16 olive trees were removed

Maldita
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 | Other
Serbia

Do free-range hens lay eggs with orange yolks? The color depends on the diet, not on how it is raised

Maldita
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 | Water & Cryosphere

US think tank misleads on ocean acidification threat

AFP
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 | Renewables
France

Will it soon be forbidden to water your garden with rainwater?

Les Surligneurs
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 | Conspiracy theories

Traces behind the plane have an impact on the warming of the Earth, but not due to “dusting with chemicals”

Faktograf
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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

No, the aphelion phenomenon, when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, does not cause a “cold climate” nor does it lead to the flu, cough or difficulty breathing

Maldita
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 | Climate and Earth Science & Attribution

"Study" produced by an AI system does not refute human-caused climate change

Ellinika Hoaxes
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 | Extreme weather events
Spain

The AEMET has not changed its warnings for extreme temperatures to exaggerate climate change

EFE Verifica

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