“A satellite video shows the destruction wrought by the November 2022 earthquake in West Java, Indonesia.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
Climate and environment
631 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Climate change is “dictated by solar activity and the moon” and has “nothing to do with mankind.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The sun and moon do influence the Earth’s climate, but that impact is small and not enough to cause the rapid climate changes the planet started to experience in the 1970s, according to the NOAA.
“Visuals of a road accident caused by the recent earthquake in northwest Turkey”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows the visuals of a traffic accident involving 12 vehicles at the Mecidiyeköy location in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey. The incident took place at 1:20 am on 23 November 2022, o…
“Video shows “California sets their own forest fires and claims them as climate change effects.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Satellite video showing the visuals of the recent earthquake in Indonesia”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows a time-lapse video of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that occurred on 28 September 2018 in Indonesia. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, who works for Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Co…
“A video of a dog waking up after sensing earthquake in Delhi.”
Sunanda Naik rated this: FALSE
“Photo of collapsed building shows aftermath of Oct. 25 earthquake in ABra”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Video shows a statue of the Virgin Mary being swept away by flood water along a busy street”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Claim: 2021 dated video being reshared now as flooding in mk stalin constituency”
Fact Crescendo rated this: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ Rating: FALSE
“There is nothing environmentally friendly about EVs as the cobalt needed for EV batteries is obtained through mining that harms the environment.”
Climate Fact Checks rated this: Misleading
“Climate Change has no impact on hurricanes like Ian”
Climate Fact Checks rated this: False
“Do You Know? BHAGWAN NARASIMHA SCULPTURE FOUND IN GERMANY. IT IS DETERMINED BY CARBON DATING THAT IT IS 35,000 TO 40,000 YEARS OLD WE CAN THINK BY THIS HOW VAST OUR CULTURE WAS SPREAD BEFORE HISTORY WAS DISTORTED. #dharmainspiration”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“A news anchor warned that if Hurricane Ian “moves 20 miles to the west … you and everyone you know are dead.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“India has almost achieved its target of 175 GW installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. It has achieved 159.95 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by March 2022.”
Climate Fact Checks rated this: Misleading
“Leni Robredo said, "When the rain stops pouring then the sun suddenly shines, that’s climate change.”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Eye Of The Hurricane Ian In Florida(VIDEO) !!”
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated this: False
“Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: In 2012 and 2013, Rubio voted against the larger aid packages for victims of Hurricane Sandy but supported smaller aid bills. DeSantis in 2013 voted against Hurricane Sandy aid.
“Video shows Bongbong Marcos asking about climate change, making it appear he is unaware of the issue.”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
“A Facebook page called “White House News” recently published a video on September 09, 2022 depicting a seaport being flooded by waves. According to the Facebook page, the film depicted a scene of storms and flooding in South Korea. A video post with such claims has recently received a lot of active social media circulation.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading
“Photo shows solar panels in Japan wrecked by super typhoon Nanmadol”
Vera Files rated this: False