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  • Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Identify 'New Cloud' Called A Sundog In 1998

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    Did NASA designate a "new cloud" called a sundog in 1998? No, that's not true: A sundog is not a cloud. It is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction of the sun's rays by ice crystals in the atmosphere. This phenomenon is not caused by nano-sized metallic particles sprayed in the sky, nor is it new -- in 350 B.C.E.…

    • Jul 26, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Identify 'New Cloud' Called A Sundog In 1998 Halo Not Cloud
  • Fact Check: 2 German Weather Maps Do NOT Prove Climate Change Isn't Real

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    Does a comparison of two German news channel weather maps -- one from 2017 and one from 2022 -- prove that climate change isn't real? No, that's not true: Although the map from 2017 has higher temperatures than the 2022 map, one is a topographic map and the other is a heat map, which explains their different appearances. The claim…

    • Jul 25, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: 2 German Weather Maps Do NOT Prove Climate Change Isn't Real Can't Compare
  • Fact Check: California Is NOT Using More Fossil Fuels To Go Green

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    Will the state of California need to use more fossil fuels than usual to power electric vehicles to achieve its goal of going green? No, that's not true: A representative from the California Department of Energy said this claim was false, and that the state is committed to ensuring energy reliability during its clean energy transition. They expect that fossil…

    • Jul 13, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: California Is NOT Using More Fossil Fuels To Go Green No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Map Image Does NOT Depict Scientist's Prediction Of US 'In 30 Years If We Don't Reverse Climate Change'

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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…

    • Jul 12, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Map Image Does NOT Depict Scientist's Prediction Of US 'In 30 Years If We Don't Reverse Climate Change' Mislabeled Map
  • Fact Check: False Claim That Coal Provided Volt With 95% Of Electricity NOT Made By GM

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    Did a 2010 video "expose" climate change "fanatics" by proving that General Motors (GM) admitted that electricity for its hybrid car the Volt came 95 percent from coal? No, that's not true: The video is being used misleadingly and as of 2021, more utilities use natural gas than anything else. The GM Chevrolet Volt (which is no longer made) in…

    • Jun 10, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: False Claim That Coal Provided Volt With 95% Of Electricity NOT Made By GM Fact Check: False Claim That Coal Provided Volt With 95% Of Electricity NOT Made By GM Misleading
  • Fact Check: Biden Administration Is NOT Providing Solar Panels, Tesla Powerwall To Qualified Homeowners For Free

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    Did the Biden administration develop a program that allows qualified homeowners to receive solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall battery system for free? No, that's not true: Although the administration proposed a $555 billion budget dedicated to clean energy and climate change efforts in 2021, there is no evidence of a program within that budget that would provide solar panels…

    • May 4, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Biden Administration Is NOT Providing Solar Panels, Tesla Powerwall To Qualified Homeowners For Free Fake Program
  • Fact Check: There's NO Evidence Brent Renaud Was An American Spy

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    By Uliana Malashenko and James Rosen Was U.S. citizen Brent Renaud, who was killed March 13 by Russian troops at a checkpoint near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, an American intelligence operative? No, it is not true. The claim was made with no evidence of Renaud's affiliation with the CIA or any other U.S. spy agencies. He was an award-winning…

    • Mar 21, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: There's NO Evidence Brent Renaud Was An American Spy Claim ≠ Proof
  • Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes

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    Did President Joe Biden's wartime ban on Russian oil imports cause the cost of gasoline to skyrocket and would completing the XL branch of the Keystone pipeline bring prices down? No, that's not true: Oil market experts and economists say the Russia ban is not the only driver of gas prices and bringing the XL section online would not guarantee…

    • Mar 18, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes Many Causes
  • Fact Check: This Man Was NOT 'Crisis Actor' Playing Dead In Germany -- It Was Protest In Austria About Climate Change

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    Did a crisis actor blow their cover in Germany and forget that they were on TV? No, that's not true: The man moving on the ground in a video was an activist protesting climate change at a demonstration in Vienna, Austria -- not in Germany. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on February 7, 2022. The caption…

    • Feb 8, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: This Man Was NOT 'Crisis Actor' Playing Dead In Germany -- It Was Protest In Austria About Climate Change Protesters
  • Fact Check: Austrian Protests Against 'Health Dictatorship' Are NOT Accurately Represented With Captions And Photos In Online Posts

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    Does this collection of images and this caption accurately portray protests against Austrian COVID-19 mandates between November and December of 2021, in the capital of Vienna? No, that's not true: Online reverse image searches reveal that two out of the four images depicted in this post do not even correlate to protests against COVID-19 mandates. These images are miscaptioned and…

    • Dec 7, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Austrian Protests Against 'Health Dictatorship' Are NOT Accurately Represented With Captions And Photos In Online Posts Miscaptioned
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