“Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 8 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Experts have not resorted to blaming recent hurricanes on climate change. The experts say climate change does not cause hurricanes, but could make them more intense.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 September 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/JamesTHarrisMedia/photos/a.1389206694490329/4485140711563563/?ty…
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