“Wildfires were worse in the early part of the 1900s than they are today”
Heartland Institute
A conservative policy group. In an article posted by the Heartland Institute. Claim dated 11 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The underlying data has longed been recognized as rife with errors, including millions of acres of fires that were intentionally set as part of a forest management program.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Heartland Institute (A conservative policy group) made this claim around 11 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 October 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- climaterealism.comhttps://climaterealism.com/2021/10/the-hill-is-wrong-climate-change-is-grossly-overemphas…
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