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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 | Transport
Spain

The video of the bus burning is old and it is not an electric vehicle, it uses methane and diesel

Newtral
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 | Transport
France

Luc Ferry is deceiving LCI auditors again: hybrid cars pollute no less than electric ones

Science Feedback
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 | Transport

The DGT has not banned the circulation of single-occupant vehicles

EFE Verifica
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 | Transport
Germany

Alleged legislative proposal — households may own more than one car in 2026

Correctiv
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 | Transport
Spain

Data and context for the narratives that call electric cars a “scam”

Maldita
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 | Transport
Germany

From 2026, several vehicles per household will continue to be allowed

AFP
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 | Transport
United States

No evidence that EVs cause infertility, and their magnetic fields are similar to those from household electronics

Science Feedback
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 | Transport
Spain

What do we know about this video of supposed electric bicycles that “cannot be recycled because of their batteries”

Maldita
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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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 | Transport
Sweden

Swedish Tesla drivers wait in long queues for charging as the company does not want to sign a collective agreement

Faktograf
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 | Transport
Czech Republic

Decline in European carmakers' sales felt by all types of drives

Demagog Czechia
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 | Transport
United States

The news of electric cars in Chicago that do not recharge due to the intense cold is old

Facta news
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 | Transport
Spain

What do we know about Sumar's supposed demand that aid to buy cars after the cold drop be given only if they are electric

Newtral
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 | Transport

No, Crit'Air 3 vehicles will not be banned in dozens of cities in France in 2025

AFP
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 | Transport
United States

The footage of a burning vehicle does not show an electric bus

Oštro
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 | Transport
Belgium

It is not true that cars with an internal combustion engine are more environmentally friendly than electric ones

Oštro
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 | Transport
Australia

Diesel generators do not charge most electric vehicles

Science Feedback
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 | Renewables
CL

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

Science Feedback
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 | Renewables

Electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels are not as environmentally friendly as they seem

Funky Citizens
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 | Transport
CN

Electric cars can surprise, but in this video, a car with an internal combustion engine explodes

Demagog Czechia
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Germany

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

AFP

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