Claim: Posts on social media, perhaps as an attempted "gotcha" to those worried about climate change, claim an erupting volcano can put more carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere in 24 hours than humans have in all of human existence. But this is false.
Fact-check: No, volcanic eruptions don't put more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than human activities
Verdict: incorrect
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Kirsten Cosser
Date published: 2023-02-28T00:00:00