Mounting concern over the rapid expansion of data centers in the United States has pushed accounts online to allege low-frequency electromagnetic fields emitted by the facilities have caused severe health issues across species, including in honeybees and cows. But scientists caution such claims are backed by minimal to no evidence, in contrast to larger, genuine environmental concerns posed by the booming construction projects.
Environment
Thousands of excess deaths have been recorded due to intense summer heat, leading several social media posts — including some generated with artificial intelligence — to claim the heatwaves were manufactured by a space phenomenon known as solar flares. However, scientists said solar flares do not impact Earth’s surface temperatures and that heatwaves are instead worsened by carbon emissions.
Danish farmers have raised concerns about the health of their herds following a mandate to lower methane emissions through diet alterations and video testimonies are spreading in social media posts claiming the feed additive Bovaer is killing cows. Denmark’s regulatory agencies opened an investigation, but there is currently no evidence the compound — which is used on a voluntary basis across 70 countries — causes cattle deaths.
Posts about allegedly exploding electric cars have been circulating on social media for a long time. However, the footage usually shows cars with combustion engines that the authors of such manipulations misleadingly label as electric vehicles. According to available data, electric cars are in fact safer in this regard, as fires and explosions occur far less frequently. What do these viral posts look like, and how widespread is the narrative about exploding electric cars? We describe this phenomenon in our prebunking article.
A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature in April 2024 warned that unchecked climate change could slash global GDP by a staggering 62 percent by century’s end, setting off alarm bells among financial institutions worldwide.
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.
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.