Claim: In November 2009, private e-mails from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia were stolen and made public. Climate change disbelievers called it "Climategate," saying that the e-mails proved collusion and conspiracies that would discredit man-made global warming. We found that there was no solid evidence of wrongdoing in the e-mails, but noted that a detailed investigation by the university was underway. As it turns out, this investigation came to more or less the same conclusion we did.
Fact-check: Some 'Climategate' Conclusions - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in november 2009, private e-mails from the climatic research unit at the university of east anglia were stolen and made public. climate change disbelievers called it "climategate," saying that the e-mails proved collusion and conspiracies that would discredit man-made global warming. we found that there was no solid evidence of wrongdoing in the e-mails, but noted that a detailed investigation by the university was underway. as it turns out, this investigation came to more or less the same conclusion we did.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-04-15T22:01:51