“Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 yrs. Whales are nearly fully recovered. Extinctions are down 90% past century (IUCN). Koalas doing fine.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 12 Dec 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
All three species remain "critically endangered" or "vulnerable," the International Union for Conservation of Nature says.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 December 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 December 2021, 9 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
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