Fact checks, commentary and analysis about the environment, climate change, renewable energy and animal welfare
A clip being shared on social media of lightning dramatically striking the ground has been online since before Hurricane Milton made landfall. Read
A photo of two white domes is being shared with misleading captions implying it is connected to weather manipulation or geoengineering. Read
Environment
A number of posts on social media have falsely claimed that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program caused Hurricane Milton in the US. Read
Three of the clips in a compilation being shared on social media are being falsely attributed to the impact of Hurricane Milton. Read
Misleading posts have been circulating on social media linking Hurricane Milton with claims that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program is in the nearby ocean. Read
United States
A clip being shared online falsely claims to show desperate families stuck trying to escape the storm in Florida. Read
Energy secretary Ed Miliband took to social media to celebrate the results of the government’s auction, but the process began under the Conservatives. Read
A post claims to show the difference between ‘contrails’—water vapours left by planes—and ‘chemtrails’. But both images show contrails. Read
A false claim that it was not the moon that blocked the sun during the 2024 full solar eclipse has been widely shared online. Read
A video is being shared online with claims it shows a beach on Hormuz Island that “turned” red due to severe weather, but in fact it’s usually that colour. Read
