“America’s C40 cities will ban meat, dairy, new clothes, private cars by 2030.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 27 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The post distorts a 2019 C40 Cities report, which identified six sectors in which cities could intervene to reduce consumption-based climate emissions. The report didn't advocate for "ambitious targets" described within.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/nqOtA
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