I read what Rush actually said. There's lots of conspiracy theory. He implies, but I'm not sure he quite actually says, that the either the forecast or the way it's being presented, is part of a campaign to promote global warming. It's sufficiently rambling that it's hard to pin down an actual false statement. But anyone listening would get the impression that the predictions are being slanted as part of the campaign.
As far as I've been able to tell, the predictions were simply the results of models, and the models did predict a very dangerous situation. We're still a day away from finding out for sure, but all indications of what Irma has done so far is that the models are right, and the results roughly as predicted.
News always hypes stuff that they think will bring in readers and listeners. They hyped Hillary's email just as much anything else. But in this case, the hype looks like it's going to be justified.
So I'd rate his article false.
I'd also rate it ironic. There actually is a conspiracy around global warming, namely one to avoid facing it.
As far as I've been able to tell, the predictions were simply the results of models, and the models did predict a very dangerous situation. We're still a day away from finding out for sure, but all indications of what Irma has done so far is that the models are right, and the results roughly as predicted.
News always hypes stuff that they think will bring in readers and listeners. They hyped Hillary's email just as much anything else. But in this case, the hype looks like it's going to be justified.
So I'd rate his article false.
I'd also rate it ironic. There actually is a conspiracy around global warming, namely one to avoid facing it.
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