A social media post has been spreading for quite a long claiming that NASA has conceded that man-made climate change is a hoax and that the sun, not people, is to blame for global warming.
NASA admits that man-made climate change is a hoax! In 1958, Nasa first observed that changes in the solar orbit of the earth, along with alterations to the earth’s axial tilt, are both responsible for what climate scientists call ‘Global Warming.’ In no way, shape, or form are humans warming the planet by using fossil fuels or eating beef, ”
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Fact Check
From Rumor Scanner’s investigation, it was found that NASA has long been hosting web pages explaining that various human activities are a contributing factor to climate change.
On NASA’s website, it is clearly mentioned that Human actions (most notably the usage of fossil fuels) have significantly increased the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere, therefore warming the planet. Without human interference, natural forces would push our world into a cooling era.
In NASA website FAQ section it answers the question “Is the Sun causing global warming?” at length. NASA said that “No. The Sun can influence the Earth’s climate, but it isn’t responsible for the warming trend we’ve seen over the past few decades.”
Rumor Scanner team did not find any evidence of any discovery in the year 1958 as described in the social media posts. It is worth mentioning that NASA was founded in the year of 1958.
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So, the Rumor Scanner team found that the claim in the social media posts that “NASA admits that man-made climate change is a hoax” is False.
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- Claim Review: NASA admits that man-made climate change is a hoax
- Claimed By: Social Media Posts
- Fact Check: False
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