“Claim: these pictures not related with the recent Chennai floods”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
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.
“Varuna Bhagavan has punished the people of Chennai who voted for DMK with heavy rains and floods. They deserve it – Arjun Sampath”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Global warming is part of (a) natural cycle and there’s nothing we can actually do to stop these cycles.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A botanist’s quote from 2008 does not reflect the current scientific consensus, which is that human activity does contribute to global warming.
“Unmask your kids! Any carbon dioxide concentrations above” 2,000 parts per million are “dangerous!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that masks cause a buildup of carbon dioxide that is dangerous to children.
“Video of Hurricane Shaheen on the shores of Oman photographed from Burj Khalifa in Dubai”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is a digital art creation by an artist named Brent Shavnore. In 2019, the same video went viral with the claim that it was of Hurricane Dorian; Shavnore confirmed then to AP that it was his creation. Shaheen w…
“This is a video of the recent Hurricane Shaheen shot from Burj Khalifa in Dubai”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“NASA admits that man-made climate change is a hoax!”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: ਨਾਸਾ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨਿਰਮਿਤ ਜਲਵਾਯੂ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ( ਕਲਾਇਮੈਂਟ ਚੇਂਜ ) ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖਾ ਹੈ। ਵਾਇਰਲ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਪੋਸਟ ਫਰਜ਼ੀ ਹੈ।
“Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change.”
FactStream rated this: False
FactStream says: Experts have not resorted to blaming recent hurricanes on climate change. The experts say climate change does not cause hurricanes, but could make them more intense.
“Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Experts have not resorted to blaming recent hurricanes on climate change. The experts say climate change does not cause hurricanes, but could make them more intense.
“Claim: Polimer channel posted some 2018 dated clippings of Alaska Earthquake”
Fact Crescendo rated this: PARTLY FALSE
“Claim: Japan tsunami video circulated as China flood visual”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Bezos' rocket engine burns liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
“Says Greta Thunberg said, "the climate crisis doesn’t exist.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The Instagram post cut out several key sentences that totally changed the meaning from what was actually said.
“Visuals of the severity of Cyclone Yaas in the states of Odisha and West Bengal”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photos and videos shared in the post are old and unrelated to cyclone Yaas. The first photo shows the debris created by Cyclone Mekunu in Oman on 26 May 2018. The video in the second post shows the visuals of gusty …
“Claim: This cyclone footage is not related with the recent Yaas cyclone”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Video showing the present situation in West Bengal’s Digha due to cyclone Yaas”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This video actually shows visuals of cyclone Tauktae from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala earlier this month. While it is true that Digha is facing high tides and heavy winds due to cyclone Yaas, this video is not related to…
“Video of Lions in Gir Forest survived Cyclone Tauktae”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video was shot at the MalaMala game reserve located within Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga province in South Africa on 13 February 2021, according to an Instagram post by the Game Reserve and several news article…
“Visuals of Cyclone Tauktae from Somnath, Gujarat”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video, according to many stock photos and earlier videos posted online, are from Spain. The visuals in the video are present online even before Cyclone Tauktae had hit Gujarat
“Image of collapsed buildings due to a major Earthquake in Assam”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The image was captured on 25 April 2015 in Kathmandu when Nepal was facing one of its worst earthquakes in decades. Though there was a recent earthquake incident in Assam, this image is not related to Assam and was take…
“Joe Biden’s climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from our diets by 2030.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on April 26 categorically denied that there is any plan by the administration to reduce beef consumption.