“Plankton in the Atlantic Ocean is 90% gone.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Jul 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Climate change has affected ocean ecosystems, scientists say. But an unfounded claim on social media that "plankton in the Atlantic Ocean is 90% gone" and the ocean is "now pretty much dead" is based on a faulty paper.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 July 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 July 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.