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Social Media stated on April 06, 2026 in social media posts:

Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.

By Maria Briceño• April 8, 2026

Instagram posts stated on February 21, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The pictures we see of Mars are actually Devon Island in Canada.

By Katelyn Ferral• February 23, 2024

Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."

By Julie Kliegman• May 13, 2014

Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity':

Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years."

By Katie Sanders• March 17, 2014

Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2025

Don Zimmerman stated on April 27, 2015 in an Austin City Council briefing:

"You don't have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun. I have people tell me, ‘Carbon dioxide warms the Earth.’ No, it doesn't. The sun warms the Earth."

By Asher Price• June 5, 2015

Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2021 in a post:

Carbon dioxide “is not a problem. The Earth has more than enough land and ocean plant life to metabolize it.”

By Monique Curet• July 15, 2021

Facebook posts stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”

By Taylor Goldenstein• June 5, 2020

PlantsNeedCO2.org stated on October 05, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post:

"Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life."

By Catharine Richert• October 7, 2009

Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:

NASA is “shooting three rockets at three moons” on the day of the solar eclipse.

By Loreben Tuquero• April 4, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a post:

"The Earth is warming because of the sun's changing distance from the Earth, not because of carbon emissions."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• April 3, 2024

Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2022 in an Instagram video:

There’s an unlimited supply of water being generated “deep within the Earth.”

By Andy Nguyen• September 7, 2022

Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a post:

Global warming is a “fraud.”

By Andy Nguyen• January 31, 2023

John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate:

Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 28, 2010

Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in :

"The Earth is not warming."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013

Instagram posts stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"Plankton in the Atlantic Ocean is 90% gone."

By Andy Nguyen• July 27, 2022

Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in a post:

"Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras."

By Andy Nguyen• January 23, 2023

Viral image stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“NASA admits that man-made climate change is a hoax!”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 16, 2021

Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2023 in a video caption:

“8 MINUTES AGO! The largest underwater volcano has SUDDENLY CRACKED OPEN the Earth!”

By Grace Abels• November 30, 2023

Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“NOAA makes it official… CO2 warming is a hoax.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023

New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026

Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up

By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2019

CO2 is only 0.04% of the atmosphere, but a viral video ignores that it’s a major climate threat

By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2023

Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely

By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2024

La Tierra no es plana. Aquí te contamos por qué.

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• April 25, 2023

The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?

By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019

Florida’s attorney general said state is ‘under attack’ from weather modification. Is that true?

By Loreben Tuquero• July 21, 2025

Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019

What does the law say about Donald Trump’s deleted tweets?

By John Kruzel• September 27, 2017

Climate change isn’t the sole cause of any hurricane, but it might affect them

By Kristin Hugo• September 29, 2022

Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran?

By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2026

Republican presidential candidates, their latest muffs and misstatements

By W. Gardner Selby• January 28, 2016

Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019

Fact-checking recent claims about climate change

By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014

Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades

By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019

Fact-checking recent claims about climate change

By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014

Checking in on Bernie Sanders’ Truth-O-Meter record

By Linda Qiu• December 7, 2015

Adam Schiff's retelling of Donald Trump's Ukraine phone call isn't treason

By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2019

Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians

By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2020

Attacks and claims about climate change heat up the Truth-O-Meter

By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014

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New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up

CO2 is only 0.04% of the atmosphere, but a viral video ignores that it’s a major climate threat

Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash? Experts say it’s highly unlikely

La Tierra no es plana. Aquí te contamos por qué.

The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?

Florida’s attorney general said state is ‘under attack’ from weather modification. Is that true?

Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown

What does the law say about Donald Trump’s deleted tweets?

Climate change isn’t the sole cause of any hurricane, but it might affect them

Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran?

Republican presidential candidates, their latest muffs and misstatements

Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

Fact-checking recent claims about climate change

Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades

Fact-checking recent claims about climate change

Checking in on Bernie Sanders’ Truth-O-Meter record

Adam Schiff's retelling of Donald Trump's Ukraine phone call isn't treason

Military bases named for Confederates: Renaming suggestions from military historians

Attacks and claims about climate change heat up the Truth-O-Meter