Category Fact Check

Climate-related fact checks

Environment, Fact Check

Fact Check: The Truth Behind the Mechanical Tree at ASU — Hype, History, and the Real Science

Social media has recently been abuzz with images of futuristic “artificial trees” and headlines claiming that Columbia University scientists have built devices that can pull CO₂ from the air “1,000 times” faster than real trees. In reality, those viral posts…

Kalana Krishantha
August 11, 2025

Fact Check, Greenwashing

Fact Check: Is Bisleri’s ‘Greener Promise’ Just Greenwashing?

A recent social media post alleges that Bisleri’s “Greener Promise” campaign is greenwashing. The social media posts claim that Bisleri is engaging in greenwashing and not taking tangible steps to protect the environment, essentially suggesting that they are merely using…

Climate Change, Fact Check

Fact Check: CO₂’s Role in Climate Change and the Job Impact of Climate Policies

A viral post on X, which has garnered over 42,800 views, features a video of Australian broadcaster Alan Jones dismissing climate change as a “scam.” In the video, Jones makes several misleading and scientifically inaccurate claims about climate science, carbon…

Climate Change, Fact Check

Fact Check: Europe’s Heatwave Did Raise Global Temps, South America’s Cold Snap Didn’t Drop Them

A viral tweet is pushing a false narrative, claiming Europe’s heatwave didn’t affect global temperatures but sparked media hype. At the same time, a cold spell in South America supposedly caused a 0.5°C global temperature drop that went ignored. It…

Climate Change, Fact Check

Fact Check: No, President Ruto Is Not Dead and Climate Change Is Not a Hoax

A recent X post falsely claims that William Ruto, president of Kenya is dead and denied climate change calling it a hoax. The claims made in the post are not only inaccurate but also potentially harmful, undermining public trust in…

Climate Change, Fact Check

Climate Confusion: How Posts Like These Undermine Public Understanding

A recent X post with more than 13,600 views misleads that humans are not the driving force behind changes in the atmosphere, weather, and environment, and downplays the role of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in climate change, framing it instead as…

Fact Check, GreenHouse Gas Emissions

Debunked: Misleading Claims About Asia’s Emissions and the Net Zero “Scam”

An X post that has more than 325,000 views is spreading misinformation by oversimplifying global climate responsibility and misrepresenting the goals of climate action. X post: Claim 1: Asia produces 62% of global CO₂ emissions. Fact Check: Partially True,…

Fact Check

Fact Check: EPA Data Confirms, Not Denies, the Link Between Emissions and Extreme Heat

A recent tweet by Steve Milloy claims that greenhouse gas emissions have no connection to extreme heat or heat waves, citing an EPA chart as supposed evidence. He also accuses World Weather Attribution (WWA) of deliberately ignoring this data to…

Vivek Saini
June 25, 2025
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Climate Scam, Fact Check

Debunked: False Claims About CO₂ Measurement and Climate Model “Scam”

An X post that has more than 204,000 views is spreading misinformation about climate science, claiming that it’s “impossible to measure carbon dioxide from human activity” and calling climate change “a computer modelling scam.” The post by handle @PeterDClack, says…

Climate Change, Fact Check

Fact Check: Does a Decline in Global Hurricane Energy Disprove the Climate Change Link?

A recent tweet by Dr. Matthew Wielicki claims that a decline in global hurricane energy since 1990 disproves the connection between climate change and stronger hurricanes. The argument hinges on a graph showing a downward trend in Accumulated Cyclone Energy…