Climate desk

Climate

The measurements, methods, and public records behind claims about weather, climate, energy, and environmental change.

Verdict mix: 1 Mostly True · 2 Misleading · 1 False

Open source desk

Start with the record.

This desk separates a weather event, a long-term climate record, and a policy claim. Published checks appear below only after the relevant data and framing have been reviewed.

What this desk watches

Temperature, precipitation, and extreme-event records
Emissions, energy, and electricity data
Climate science and environmental indicators
Federal and state climate-policy claims

National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationFederal climate data, tools, and explanatory resources.NOAA Climate Data OnlineHistorical weather and climate observations with public downloads.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental indicators, regulations, and program information.U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEnergy data, forecasts, and electricity and fuel statistics.

Published record

4 reviewed checks

No automated verdicts.

Climate

"The United Nations top climate committee just admitted that its own projections were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!"

Misleading

A routine update narrowed the range of emissions scenarios, retiring an old worst-case path partly because the world shifted off coal toward renewables. It does not mean climate science was wrong, and researchers stress warming remains a serious, worsening problem.FactCheck.org, IPCC · Jun 4, 2026

Energy

"We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined."

Mostly True

True if you count all petroleum liquids: the U.S. produces more total liquids than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined. For crude oil alone, the U.S. leads each country but not their combined total.PolitiFact, U.S. Energy Information Administration · Apr 29, 2026

Energy

"If you look at gasoline, $1.99 a gallon."

False

The national average was $2.90 a gallon the week of Feb. 9, 2026 - nearly a dollar higher than claimed. No state averaged under $2; the cheapest, Oklahoma, was about $2.36.FactCheck.org, U.S. Energy Information Administration · Feb 19, 2026

Climate

Start with the record.

What this desk watches

4 reviewed checks

"The United Nations top climate committee just admitted that its own projections were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!"

"We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined."

"If you look at gasoline, $1.99 a gallon."

“Gas prices hit an all-time record high this year.”