News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
The BBC More or Less radio programme recently 'fact checked' the Daily Sceptic's report that Arctic sea ice had soared to its highest level for 21 years. Unfortunately for them, it did, says Chris Morrison.
A new report from the Global Warming Policy Foundation by physicist Dr. Ralph B. Alexander explodes the myth that 'extreme weather' is getting worse.
BBC meteorologist Matt Taylor falsely claims that South Sudan is experiencing "extreme heat" for March. In fact, says Chris Morrison, March is the equatorial country's hottest month and the temperatures are typical.
The BBC's war on misinformation is blatantly one-sided, says Simon Cottee. The 'misinformation' in mind is almost always from conservative sources, while the 'fact-checkers' aren't so accurate themselves.
What's the bigger existential threat to humanity, climate change or nuclear holocaust? Biden says climate change, Trump disagrees. Richard Burcik looks at the facts.
The journalist Ross Gelbspan, who led the fight against what he called "climate denialism", has passed away. Richard Burcik looks back at his claims and finds he was wrong about everything.
The Met Office is refusing to retract a claim made by a senior meteorologist on BBC radio that storms are becoming "more intense" due to climate change, despite admitting that it has no evidence to back up the claim.
The worry that a new French law criminalises opposition to mRNA vaccines is based on a misunderstanding, says Robert Kogon – though the law is troubling enough.
The Met Office has admitted it is unable to back up a claim by its senior meteorologist on BBC Radio that storms in the U.K. are "more intense" due to the effects of climate change.
The Trusted News Initiative was founded by the BBC and unites the world's largest media agencies and tech megacorporations in a bid to shut down 'misinformation'. But its track record suggests it should not be trusted.
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