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hlthe2b

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1. That headline (I know it is from the article) implies the error is somehow intended to

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 08:19 PM

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overestimate the issues and risks Gore has been preaching for years over climate change, when it is exactly the opposite. The error UNDERESTIMATES. I am having a cranky-headache day, so it is easy for me to overreact as such, but when so many people don't reach much past headlines, it concerns me.

Editors and writers of headlines on these articles--especially science, medicine, and legal articles need to be cognizant of that IMO.

At any rate, not good news, regardless.

Thanks for posting, still.

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Scientists Discover Major Errors in Al Gore-Founded Climate Pollution Database [View all] erronis Sunday OP

That headline (I know it is from the article) implies the error is somehow intended to hlthe2b Sunday #1

That was my first reaction too. But that made me read the article, which I wouldn't have.... erronis Sunday #4

Ya, that's what Science does - it corrects itself. haele Sunday #2

Does it matter now? ananda Sunday #3

Media bias against Gore is long running DemocracyForever Monday #5

I knew it! Deep down inside, I always knew that Al Gore was the bad guy when it came to climate change. Intractable Monday #6