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SciCheck Editor
FactChecking the State of the Union
Wheeler’s Misleading Carbon Emissions Math
Trump Administration Distorts the Facts On Climate Report
Rep.-elect Green Wrong About Vaccines, CDC Fraud
At a town hall event on Dec. 11, Rep.-elect Mark Green of Tennessee inaccurately claimed that vaccine preservatives might cause autism. He also repeated an unsubstantiated claim that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “fraudulently managed” data that showed a link between vaccinations and autism.
FactChecking the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer Scuffle
Trump’s Misleading Paris Agreement Tweets
Video: Trump’s Climate Claims to the Post
The Science Trump Got Wrong in the Post Interview
America Not ‘Cleanest We’ve Ever Been’
In response to a question about climate change, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the United States was “the cleanest we’ve ever been.” Data from a variety of sources show that while the country has made strides in the last decade, its carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions are far from their lowest point.
The president’s comments came on Nov. 26 after he was asked by a journalist about the latest National Climate Assessment.