Author: Odhiambo Shem
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Social media reports earlier this month claimed that the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had imposed Visa restrictions on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Trade CS Moses Kuria, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungw’ah, and Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro. The reports alleged that the US government made the move after the four […]
A twitter post claiming that renewable energy is unreliable is false. “Renewable energy is unreliable. Certainly, when you need energy in winter time,” states the claim. According to BloombergNEF, the cell densities of lithium-ion batteries have almost tripled, and there has also been a decline in their cost by almost 90% in the previous decade. […]
A twitter post claiming that achieving net zero is impossible is false. “Net zero is a lot like Covid zero – impossible to achieve, harmful and pointless”, states the claim. Achieving net zero means releasing no greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere. Many governments as well as businesses have set goals to achieve net zero emissions […]
A twitter post claiming that climate change is a conspiracy by scientists is false. “And climate change is a global conspiracy organized by Ferrari driving scientists led by George Soros trying to establish the new world order”, states the claim. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 97% of climate scientists are in […]
A twitter post claiming that global warming has stopped is false. “Beware the Grand Solar Minimum. 9 times more people die from the cold compared to heat. Global warming has stopped”, states the claim. In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that those years had been among the warmest since the year 1860. […]
A twitter post claiming that the earth’s climate has been changing all along even before humans made a difference is partly false. “Exactly. To whatever extent anthropomorphic global warming might (and might not) be an issue, it is on the edges. The Earth’s climate has always changed and did so long before humans made even […]
A twitter post claiming that the greenhouse effect is not applicable to our planet is false. “I am a physicist and show me the test which proves how much the temp will go up with raising CO2 please. Greenhouse effect is not applicable to our planet,” states the claim. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]
A twitter post claiming that coral reefs are not dying is false. “Correction… coral reefs are not dying out, they are in fact growing and that is supported fact,” states the claim. Coral reefs are incredibly important animals found in our oceans and play a very vital role in maintaining marine biodiversity and protecting as […]
A twitter post claiming that renewable energy is more harmful to the environment than fossil fuels is false. “Renewable energy is more harmful to the environment than fossil fuels,” states the claim. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, fossil fuels including oil, coal and natural gas are more harmful compared to renewable energy in […]
A twitter post claiming that a warmer climate is not bad is false. “Why is warmer bad? It’s not. Climate change is a cult for those who hate God,” states the claim. According to the National Climate Assessment, many types of disasters including heat waves, droughts, floods and even storms are being worsened by higher […]
