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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Denmark

No, these NASA images don't show that a Greenland glacier grew

AFP
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United States

An American study on wind turbines is misinterpreted on the internet

AFP
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France

The electric car reduces the carbon footprint of road transport in the majority of cases

Science Feedback
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Greece

Wind turbine photo wrongly used to claim Evia's fire-hit zone is used for wind

AFP
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Denmark

Satellite images of the Petermann Glacier in Greenland do not prove that it has recovered

AFP
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Australia

Australian data is being misused to spread misleading information about the Great Barrier Reef

AFP
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United States

Atmospheric CO2 concentrations rising faster today than the last 50,000 years, as accurately claimed in recent social media posts

Science Feedback
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TO

Record heat in 2024 is not due to volcanic eruption

AFP
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Czech Republic

Man is a major contributor to climate change

Oštro
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Germany

Classic car doesn't deserve the title of “most sustainable car in the world”

AFP
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Australia

The growth of hard corals in the Great Barrier Reef in recent years does not demonstrate the absence of the effects of climate change

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United States

CO2 also has a negative effect on plants

AFP
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France

There is a plan to open a lithium mine in France

AFP
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No, France did not ban wind turbines

Correctiv
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United States

Most used wind turbine blades go to waste, but their footprint is still relatively small

Science Feedback
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Finland

Old news story used to downplay climate change

AFP
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Serbia

Nature did not shy away from the published paper on the impact of lithium mining in Serbia

AFP
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Statements by Danish climate researcher Steffensen do not refute man-made climate change

Correctiv
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Malta

Photo of sea baths in Malta does not refute sea level rise

Ellinika Hoaxes
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United States

Global warming is endangering health

AFP
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According to measurements, sea levels are also rising in Sydney — photos are no proof to the contrary

Correctiv

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