Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.
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New scientific research claims ocean currents are “stable,” states Anthony Watts in a February 28, 2025 article on his website.
Posts stating dams were intentionally removed or opened to intensify the floods in Spain spread on X, after the extreme rainfalls, which caused widespread destruction, and claimed more than 220 lives in eastern and southern Spain.
“They are using HAARP to ensure that HURRICANE HELENE devastates the largest Republican stronghold area in Florida. This hurricane will destroy homes, displace thousands and ensure much less participation in the presidential election in November,” says a September 26, 2024 Facebook post.
“Note, just because the Earth is 1.3°C warmer than Little Ice Age in 1850 and atmosphere holds more water vapor does NOT mean a particular weather event was caused by climate change,” said Ryan Maue, a meteorologist and internet personality — who has repeatedly used his platform to express skepticism about climate science — in a September 18, 2024 post on X.
“1997: Warmest Year of The Century 16.92°C (62.45°F) 2023: Hottest Year On Record 14.98°C (58.96°C),” says a May 8, 2024 post on X.
The claim was shared in a lengthy Facebook post published on April 1, 2024.
“The Great Barrier Reef has died again. 75 percent bleached apparently,” says Australian geophysicist Peter Ridd in an April 9, 2024 clip on Facebook.
“We are in a CO2 famine,” reads the title of a chart shared on Facebook on February 20, 2024. It appears to show decreasing levels of atmospheric CO2 — measured in parts per million (ppm) — throughout the planet’s history.
“This is why solar doesn’t WORK IN CANADA,” says text written in what appears to be a layer of snow covering a solar panel in a photo posted February 27, 2024 on Facebook.