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2023-03-16 14:48:57 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The tweet did not say that humanity would be wiped out by 2023. It linked to an article that said changes had to be made by 2023 to prevent an irreversible threat to humanity. https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-greta-thunberg-delete-claim-that-humanity-will-end-2023-1787420?amp=1 https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/greta-thunberg-accused-of-quietly-deleting-tweet-that-said-humanity-would-be-wiped-out-if-fossil-fuels-not-cut-by-2023/news-story/9371a37b8dc701520fa1238b72e76276?amp The website has since been deleted but info about the article can be found here- https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/06/27/doom-headline-humans-will-go-extinct-if-we-dont-fix-climate-change-by-2023/

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• The tweet did not say that humanity would be wiped out by 2023. It linked to an article that said changes had to be made by 2023 to prevent an irreversible threat to humanity. https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-greta-thunberg-delete-claim-that-humanity-will-end-2023-1787420?amp=1 https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/greta-thunberg-accused-of-quietly-deleting-tweet-that-said-humanity-would-be-wiped-out-if-fossil-fuels-not-cut-by-2023/news-story/9371a37b8dc701520fa1238b72e76276?amp The website has since been deleted but info about the article can be found here- https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/06/27/doom-headline-humans-will-go-extinct-if-we-dont-fix-climate-change-by-2023/