Climate Change Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction - Topic Citations
Topic ID: 132
Every citation has two independent 0-100 scores. The source Reliability score rates the general reliability of the outlet itself, regardless of the specific claim, based on an eight-tier scale running from primary government and international scientific bodies (CDC, WHO, NASA, IPCC) at the top, through peer-reviewed journals, wire services, mainstream science journalism, and advocacy organizations, down to tertiary references like Wikipedia and unverifiable or absent sources at the bottom. The Accuracy score, by contrast, rates how well a specific citation supports topic statements — a citation from an excellent source can score low if misapplied or can score high if it precisely backs up topic statements.
Myth 4 - Global Warming Paused
- Science (AAAS)Reliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 94
- Science (AAAS)Reliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 94
- NatureReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 95
- NatureReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 95
Myth 2 - The Climate Has Always Changed
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Reliability score: 98 | Accuracy score: 96
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Reliability score: 98 | Accuracy score: 96
- NatureReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 93
- NatureReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 93
Myth 6 - It Was Cold This Winter
- NOAA National Weather Service (JetStream)Reliability score: 88 | Accuracy score: 96
- NOAA National Weather Service (JetStream)Reliability score: 88 | Accuracy score: 96
- NOAA National Ocean ServiceReliability score: 86 | Accuracy score: 95
- NOAA National Ocean ServiceReliability score: 86 | Accuracy score: 95
Myth 5 - Climate Models Are Unreliable
- Geophysical Research Letters (AGU)Reliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 96
- Geophysical Research Letters (AGU)Reliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 96
Myth 1 - It is the Sun
- NASA ScienceReliability score: 90 | Accuracy score: 95
- NASA ScienceReliability score: 90 | Accuracy score: 95
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)Reliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 95
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)Reliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 95
Myth 3 - CO2 Is Plant Food
- NatureReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 85
- NatureReliability score: 95 | Accuracy score: 85
- Nature Climate ChangeReliability score: 94 | Accuracy score: 88
- Nature Climate ChangeReliability score: 94 | Accuracy score: 88