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Pics Show 'Blue Lava' Erupting From a Volcano in Ethiopia?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug 27, 2023 The bright blue coloration was caused by volcanic activity — but it wasn't molten rock.
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Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada.

Canada Has More Lakes Than All Other Countries Combined?

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Madison Dapcevich
Aug 19, 2023 The five Great Lakes, which straddle the U.S-Canada border, contain 18% of the world's fresh lak ...
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Did Greta Thunberg Delete Tweet Claiming Climate Change Will Wipe Out Humanity by 2023?

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Alex Kasprak
Mar 17, 2023 Numerous tweets from conservative pundits misread the claim repeated by Thunberg, GritPost, and ...
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Did World Economic Forum Order Governments to Begin Rationing Water?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Apr 14, 2023 A melange of conspiracy theories about global elites was Frankensteined into an April 2023 artic ...
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Is This Real Video of the Shiveluch Volcano Eruption in Russia?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 12, 2023 The video shows a vast cloud of ash and smoke rising from the volcano.
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Can Mount Everest Fit Inside the Mariana Trench?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 6, 2023 They represent the highest and deepest places on earth respectively.
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Does Pic Show Police ‘Gas Stove Unit’ Confiscating a Stove?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jan 30, 2023 Unfounded fears of a U.S. ban on gas stoves generated satirical posts.
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Was Carole Baskin's Former Husband Don Lewis Found Alive in Costa Rica?

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Bethania Palma
Jan 18, 2023 The flower-crowned Big Cat Rescue owner has long been the target of macabre but unfounded rumors ...
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Are Windmill Turbine Blades Buried in Wyoming Landfill?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct 27, 2020 At least 90% of a wind turbine is recyclable.
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Are Over 100 Whales Trapped in Underwater 'Jails'?

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Bethania Palma
Dec 19, 2018 Animal welfare activists and experts are deeply concerned about 90 belugas and 11 orcas that wer ...
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Do Windmills Consume More Energy to Build Than They Ever Produce?

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Dan Evon
Aug 16, 2015 Thomas Homer-Dixon did not argue that windmills never recoup the energy it takes to build them.
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Concept piece showing asbestos alongside safety goggles and a mask.

Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?

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Alex Kasprak
Jun 11, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while l ...
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Do Rocks Falling Into the Ocean Contribute to Global Sea Level Rise?

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Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2018 On human timescales, sediment and rocks flowing into the ocean do not appreciably contribute to ...
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Are Nestle and Coca-Cola Trying to Privatize a South American Aquifer?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Mar 6, 2018 Some fringe blogs in North America picked up a claim about the Guarani Aquifer that has already ...
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Were Scientists Caught Tampering with Raw Data to Exaggerate Sea Level Rise?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 22, 2017 Breitbart pushed an extremely flawed study as evidence of a widespread conspiracy to inflate sea ...
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Is Chocolate 'On Track to Go Extinct' in 40 Years?

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Alex Kasprak
Jan 2, 2018 Clickbait headlines suggesting a future without chocolate were based on a distorted reading of e ...
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Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to install solar panels on the roof of the White House

Does the White House Have Solar Panels on Its Roof?

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Nur Ibrahim
Oct 7, 2022 Jimmy Carter was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White Hou ...
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Do Viral Photographs Show Lithium Extraction Mines in Chile?

Does Viral Photo Show a 'Toxic' Lithium Extraction Field?

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Madison Dapcevich
Aug 15, 2022 The Chilean Andes hold more than half of the world’s lithium, a metal primarily used in the prod ...
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Does Photo Show Trash at Glastonbury After Greta Thunberg's Speech?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 27, 2022 The grounds at a music festival often get covered with trash ... and then they get cleaned up.
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The claim is that more of Floridas manatees have died in the first six months of 2021 than in any other year in recorded state history.

Are Florida’s Manatees Dying in ‘Unprecedented’ Numbers?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jul 12, 2021 Wildlife experts in Florida have warned that 2021 is the deadliest year on record for manatees.
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