“Images of Plymouth Rock prove sea levels are not rising.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Jul 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Plymouth Rock has been submerged before, during extreme weather and very high tides. It has also moved since it was first identified. Experts said it is not a useful landmark for measuring sea level change.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 July 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 July 2022, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/RZerfing/photos/a.1649564948417880/7828955460478767/?type=3&thea…
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