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stated on September 5, 2025 a post on X
“Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”
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By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2025
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 27, 2025 a press briefing
There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • July 11, 2025
More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union
stated on January 8, 2025 an Instagram post
“One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California."
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 14, 2025
Climate Power
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 Organization email
Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
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By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
stated on August 20, 2024 a post on X
“In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2024
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X posts
stated on September 29, 2024 X posts
A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election.
False
October 1, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Activistas de Just Stop Oil "han rociado con pintura naranja el avión de Taylor Swift, en el aeródromo privado de Stansted, en el Reino Unido".
False
July 3, 2024
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
stated on April 2, 2024 TV ad
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
False
By Sophia Voight • May 1, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Foto muestra “El océano Atlántico y el pacífico frente a frente sin mezclarse”.
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By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on April 17, 2024 an Instagram post
Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17.
False
April 23, 2024
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Viral image
stated on April 14, 2024 a Facebook post
A photo shows a mine for “lithium for electric cars.”
False
April 23, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2024 Facebook posts
The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.
False
April 16, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on March 31, 2024 an Instagram post
“ULEZ protesters covering cameras with bat boxes. Authorities not allowed to remove under their own law.”
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By Loreben Tuquero • April 15, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on March 20, 2024 an Instagram post
A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.”
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By Loreben Tuquero • March 26, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
En NASA estaban “investigando el mar y dejaron de investigarlo y se fueron para el espacio”.
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By Maria Briceño • February 21, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on January 1, 2024 a post
Zombie deer virus is sweeping across 32 states after more than 100 million American wildlife animals were vaccinated by Mark Zuckerberg’s foundation.
False
January 11, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 8, 2023 a video
A river in Russia turned red in a biblical omen or divine “retribution.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 13, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 26, 2023 en una publicación en Facebook
Video muestra “momento cuando el huracán Otis llegó a Acapulco”.
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By Maria Briceño • November 2, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on September 20, 2023 an Instagram post
New York City is spraying unsafe pesticides to combat West Nile virus.
False
September 29, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on September 9, 2023 an Instagram post
"Modified mosquitoes have officially made it to Ohio.”
False
September 12, 2023
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