“The arsonists were responsible for about 50% of the bushfires. Not climate change. Arsonists.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Jan 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 January 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 January 2020, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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