“96% of U.S. climate data is corrupted.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Jul 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Although not all temperature stations are stationed in areas with ideal research conditions, experts said data is evaluated and adjusted for potential biases. There is consensus that global temperatures are rising.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 July 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 August 2022, 23 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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