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Michael Shellenberger

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Founder, Public :: Dao Journalism Award Winner :: Time, "Hero of Environment" : CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship & Free Speech @UAustinOrg : Bestselling author

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The Australian government is demanding that X, Facebook, and other social media companies censor content that its fact-checkers say is inaccurate. But now, one of the government's main fact-checker groups has been caught spreading misinformation about renewables and nuclear.

The Australian government is demanding that X, Facebook, and other social media companies censor content that its fact-checkers say is inaccurate. But now, one of the government's main fact-checker groups has been caught spreading misinformation about renewables and nuclear.
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The fact check by RMIT ABC Fact Check is false. It claims Nepal is 100% renewable. It's not. People use fossil fuels for transportation, cooking, and heating. ABC Fact Checking engaged in sleight-of-hand, switching from 'energy' to 'electricity,' perhaps deliberately.

The fact check by @ABCFactCheck is false. It claims Nepal is 100% renewable. It's not. People use fossil fuels for transportation, cooking, and heating. ABC Fact Checking engaged in sleight-of-hand, switching from 'energy' to 'electricity,' perhaps deliberately.
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