Category Fact Check

Climate-related fact checks

Mitigation, Fact Check

Do Electric Vehicles or Reduced Private Flights Hold the Key to Combating Climate Change? Fact Check and Analysis

A recent Twitter claim made by a user suggests that buying an electric vehicle (EV) won’t affect the hot temperatures experienced during the summer. The tweet also implies that reducing private flights might more effectively combat climate change, hinting at…

CFC Sri Lanka
July 19, 2023

Fact Check

Air Quality Can Trigger Asthma Contrary to Claims Made on Twitter

By Vivek Saini Claim: Air quality doesn’t trigger asthma attacks. Asthma is an allergic condition triggered by allergens; smoke and other particulate emissions (PM2.5) are not allergens. Fact: The air quality index primarily includes six pollutants ozone, particulate matter, sulfur…

CFC India
July 18, 2023

Fact Check, Climate Change

Did IPCC Predict the Maldives would be Underwater by 2018?

CLAIM – The IPCC predicted in 1997 that the Maldives would be underwater by 2018. The Maldives just built four brand-new airports. FACT – false information. The IPCC has not made specific predictions about the submergence or disappearance of individual islands or…

CFC Sri Lanka
July 15, 2023

Fact Check, Climate Change

Does Divine Intervention Cause the Euphrates River to dry up? Find out the facts…

The topic of the Euphrates River drying up, one of the most iconic rivers in the Middle East, has been a cause of main concern regionally and globally. It’s also been a popular topic among social media users, and some…

Silila Sandawala
July 15, 2023

Fact Check

Does climate change occur because of changes in the Earth’s solar orbit?

By Vivek Saini Claim: NASA has admitted that Earth’s solar orbit is the reason behind climate change, not the burning of fossil fuels. Fact: Misinformation. The direct emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses into Earth’s atmosphere due to…

CFC India
July 10, 2023

Climate Activism, Fact Check

Was Greta Thunberg, the Climate Activist, Arrested, Charge with Disobeying Swedish Police? Why?

News about Greta Thunberg, an environmental activist, has gone viral among social media and other news sources, stating Swedish police had arrested her for disobeying them in a protest last month. Also, in Sri Lankan newspapers and media, this news…

CFC Sri Lanka
July 7, 2023

Fact Check

Viral post claims that no real world observation proves that carbon dioxide is responsible for warming the global climate.

By Aayushi Sharma Claim: There is no definitive scientific proof through real-world observation that carbon dioxide is responsible for any of the slight warming of the global climate. Fact: There is ample scientific data proving that carbon dioxide is responsible…

CFC India
July 4, 2023

Fact Check, Climate Change, Mitigation

Why Did Rowan Atkinson Increase a Feeling of ‘Duped’ About Electric Vehicles?

Electric vehicles (EVs) are considered a suitable transportation method apart from cars which have engines using fossil fuel ((Internal Combustion Engine vehicle – ICE). EVs are eco-friendly and a sustainable solution for many issues in the developing world. In almost…

CFC Sri Lanka
July 4, 2023

Fact Check, Agriculture

Would Cattle Culling be the Best Solution for Ireland to Reach Their Climate Targets?

Climate change is a significant threat nowadays the world is facing. There are many reasons to stimulate climate change. Countries try to influence climate change by making different solutions and controlling additional factors. Recently, Ireland has taken such a solution…

CFC Sri Lanka
July 1, 2023

Fact Check

The viral post claims that trees do not help mitigate climate change; however, they are responsible for the global warming

By Vivek Saini Claim: Trees don’t reduce climate change. Forests are responsible for the increase in global warming. Fact: Misinformation. Earth’s forests and soil absorb about 30 percent of atmospheric carbon emissions, partially through forest productivity and restoration. Claim post:…

CFC India
June 21, 2023