Guest Post by: The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, The Heartland Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Energy & Environmental Legal Institute, and the International Climate Science Coalition, and Truth in Energy and Climate.
Editor’s note: This compilation serves as a fact check on the top false claims made about climate change by the media in April, 2026.
Debunking the ‘fingerprint of climate change’ –
Dismantling claims that climate is causing homelessness, and setting the record straight about heatwaves, storms, wildfires, and hailstorms –
Plus, the Atlantic Current is NOT on the brink of collapse
Links: Seattle Times here and here, Fox 13 Seattle, University of Washington plot.
Links: Mother Jones article, Nature Communications study, heatwave deaths.
Links: hailstorm video post, record Wisconsin hailstone, NOAA Storm Events Database.
Links: WHYY News article, NOAA data.
Links: UCLA research, HUD analysis, extreme weather frequency.
Links: The Independent article, recent publications, AMOC strengthening, cited study, high-end emissions scenarios.
Links: RNZ reporting, extreme rainfall trends, normalized insurance losses.
Links: Associated Press article, Eaton Fire, Palisades Fire, Long term fire data.
Until next month, enjoy these and other great climate fact checks at:
- Stop Protecting Insurance Profiteers, San Francisco Chronicle, Climate Change Is Not Responsible for California’s High Cost of Living
- Wrong Again, Associated Press, Climate Change Isn’t Overrunning Evolution
- The Guardian’s most idiotic article ever? “Are OnlyFans models the best way to explain the climate crisis?”
- Wash Post claims: ‘Carbon pollution is making food less nutritious’ – ‘Nearly every plant that humans eat is harmed by rising CO2 levels’ – Rising CO2 levels ‘will cause an epidemic of hidden hunger’
- King Charles rebukes Trump on climate change — but the King previously issued a 10-year climate tipping point; 18-month, 100-month, & 35-year tipping points
- Associated Press Earth Day article urges Don’t be a ‘eco pooper’! – ‘Harness happiness’ instead! –‘Climate doom & gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth’
