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Does this image of a map show what a scientist thinks the United States will look like in 30 years if climate change is not reversed? No, that's not true: The image is a digital manipulation created to show the size of the Mediterranean Sea relative to familiar U.S. land masses. The map appeared in a Facebook post on July…

Do two photos of Palm Beach, in New South Wales, Australia, purportedly taken almost a century apart, prove there has been no change in the sea level and that climate change is a hoax? No, that's not true: An overall change in sea level over the course of a century can not be measured by comparing two photos and Australia's…

Did Bernie Sanders say at a Democratic debate that the planet has only eight or nine years before major cities go under water? No, that's not true: What the Democratic presidential hopeful said was that, unless "we get our act together within the next eight or nine years," the rising sea levels would inevitably flood major cities. Instead of saying…

If there is little difference between the water level of a glass after ice cubes melt, does that mean that melting ice from global warming will not raise sea levels? No, that's not true: There is a big difference between the density of frozen saltwater and freshwater. A scientific study, more sophisticated than your at-home experiment with ice from your…

Did NASA data show that global warming is not causing any polar ice retreat? No, that's not true: The conclusion that there is no polar ice retreat is a false result of "cherry picking" data, according to the scientists who are referenced in the 2015 story. In fact, data from NASA at that time and since revealed polar ice retreat.…

Is the tunnel under the English Channel through which the Eurostar trains pass about to close permanently on April 30, 2018? No, that's not true. An article reporting this was the case originated from a satire website, it is not real. It originated from an article published on April 25, 2018 on the Southend News Network under the headline "Channel…

Fake/satire website The Nevada County Scooper posted an article titled "Facebook to Ban All Flat Earth Groups". It opens: 4,000 Feet Below Sea Level -- In a rare tweet from Mark Zuckerberg, the social media giant Facebook has announced it will be eliminating all groups associated with, or related to spreading, flat earth propaganda from its social media platform. Mr.…