“Video of gray skies in northern Michigan is proof of weather modification.”
PolitiFact 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.
“Video showing Shwedagon Pagoda collapsed after earthquake”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Misleading
“A recent earthquake caused strong waves and heavy winds in Koh Larn island, Thailand.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The clip is footage recorded on Jan. 16, 2025, when strong winds and rough waves due to monsoon weather hit Koh Larn island.
“Shocking videos of an earthquake in Bangkok #earthquake #Bangkok”
Youturn rated this: fake
“Visuals show the earthquake that hit Myanmar-Bangkok on 28 March 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral photo of a child trapped under rubble was taken from a TikTok video posted in October 2024, where the child was not trapped but looking through a hole in the wall and playing. The first video, showing a massiv…
“CCTV footage from Myanmar hotels infinity pool . A serious earthquake hit the country yesterday !”
Youturn rated this: false
“A claim that there is no long-term global trend in hurricane activity because of climate change”
PesaCheck rated this: Missing Context
“An image of a child appearing to be trapped under rubble after an earthquake hit recently”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Missing Context
“post on X (formerly Twitter) with a graph claiming to represent the global percentage of renewable energy use”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“TikTok video claiming to show a cyclone that occurred in Kalangala, an island on Lake Victoria”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“post on X (formerly Twitter), which disparages cows’ impact on climate change by comparing them to bison”
PesaCheck rated this: Missing Context
“post with an image purportedly depicting a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Ethiopia on 4 January 2025”
PesaCheck rated this: Partly False
“post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that wildfires that affected Los Angeles (LA) in the United States were not caused by climate change”
PesaCheck rated this: Missing Context
“Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi NCR 4.0 magnitude”
Youturn rated this: false
“Justin -Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi on Sunday morning. The earth kept shaking for several seconds, due to which people panicked and came out of their houses. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 4.0 on the Richter scale, the epicenter of which was Delhi. The depth of the earthquake was recorded to be 5 kilometers. #BreakingNews #Delhi #earthquake”
Youturn rated this: false
“Just Look at the Blast and Wave it was something else still thinking about it. My Home CCTV video #earthquake #Delhi”
Youturn rated this: false
“post claiming to show a list of per capita carbon dioxide emissions of the G20 countries”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“Visuals show the Delhi earthquake that occurred on the morning of 17 February 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral videos are not related to the Delhi-NCR earthquake. The first video has been online since 16 February 2025, predating the event. The second video is from 13 February 2021, capturing a 7.3-magnitude earthquake …
“blog claiming that a BBC report linking extreme weather in 2024 to climate change creates an erroneous narrative”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False