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What was claimed

The ongoing El Niño has nothing to do with global warming. Take a climate dynamics course.

Our verdict

Inaccurate

Sources say El Niño is not caused by climate change, but it does raise global temperatures temporarily and can interact with long-term warming. NOAA, NASA, and WMO all note that El Niño affects global climate and that global warming may alter its impacts or characteristics. This is an insult, not a factual claim. It does not affect the science, but it adds a dismissive and misleading tone to an otherwise factual statement. (Only 1 of 3 AI systems responded.)

1 AI system responded28 sources citedChecked Sep 25, 2026

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Key findings

"The ongoing El Niño has nothing to do with global warming."

Incorrect96%
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"Take a climate dynamics course."

Misleading84%
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Verified against 28 sources

news.climate.columbia.educlimate.govscience.nasa.govclimate.govwmo.intinteractive.carbonbrief.orgcnn.comwelthungerhilfe.orgwhoi.edupmel.noaa.govscripps.ucsd.edubbc.comourworldindata.orgimperial.ac.uktheguardian.comclimate.govlatimes.comapnews.combbc.comscience.orglemonde.frtheguardian.comforbes.comedhat.comdw.combbc.comcarbonbrief.orgcarbonbrief.org

Detailed Analysis

The statement is false in its main claim and dismissive in tone. Reliable sources show El Niño is a natural climate pattern, but it does affect global temperature and can combine with human-caused warming to produce hotter years and stronger climate impacts.[3] [5] [9] [16]

Why this verdict

  • The statement is false in its main claim and dismissive in tone.
  • Reliable sources show El Niño is a natural climate pattern, but it does affect global temperature and can combine with human-caused warming to produce hotter years and stronger climate impacts.[3] [5] [9] [16]

Claims checked

"The ongoing El Niño has nothing to do with global warming."

Incorrect96%
Sources say El Niño is not caused by climate change, but it does raise global temperatures temporarily and can interact with long-term warming. NOAA, NASA, and WMO all note that El Niño affects global climate and that global warming may alter its impacts or characteristics.[3] [5] [9] [16]

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

"Take a climate dynamics course."

Misleading84%
This is an insult, not a factual claim. It does not affect the science, but it adds a dismissive and misleading tone to an otherwise factual statement.

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

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