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Debate resurfaces over accuracy of An Inconvenient Truth predictions
Original: "I’ve seen a number of comments lately saying that Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth has basically been disproven because
Al Gore's 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth is being debated again, with critics claiming several of its climate predictions failed to materialise on schedule. One widely shared commentary is revisiting the film's major claims to assess them against nearly two decades of subsequent climate data, arguing that missed timelines do not equal disproven science, as the broader trajectory of warming has largely tracked or exceeded projections.
Why now: Comments claiming the film's predictions were wrong have prompted a fact-checking response revisiting its 2006 claims.
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