Claim: A respected US academic has downplayed the impact of global warming and suggested it may benefit civilisation.
Fact-check: Selective editing distorts expert's climate change views
Verdict: misleading. the video is edited to omit a key disclaimer that he was being intentionally contrarian as part of a broader discussion on the dangers of climate change.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Nik Dirga
Date published: 2023-01-25T00:00:00