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Propaganda Buster · Issue 011

Public money. Climate claims.

Four checks examine Amazon’s public-support claim, a solar-farm expiration headline, China’s wind generation, and the Sun as an explanation of recent global warming.

Propaganda Buster Issue 011 cover, October 8, 2026. Tactile navy, orange and lime design with an illustrative solar, wind and public-records collage. Four topics: data centers and public money, a solar-panel age statistic, China's wind power and the Sun's role in recent warming. All decorative art is generated, not evidence.
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Issue 011
Claims checked
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Scientific sources linked
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Every claim is followed by the evidence that checks it.

The opening slide introduces the series and this issue. Slides 2, 4, 6, and 8 show the four claims with source provenance; slides 3, 5, 7, and 9 summarize what scientific evidence shows. Slide 10 directs readers to the complete record.

Issue 011 · October 8, 2026

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4 claim-and-evidence pairs
Scientific record
10 linked sources
Status
Published
Propaganda Buster Issue 011 cover, October 8, 2026. Tactile navy, orange and lime design with an illustrative solar, wind and public-records collage. Four topics: data centers and public money, a solar-panel age statistic, China's wind power and the Sun's role in recent warming. All decorative art is generated, not evidence.Slide 01 · Meet Propaganda Buster and the four claims examined in this issueThe Claim, case 1. Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman's October 2, 2026 company article says data-center buildout is financed without taxpayer money. An unchanged native excerpt appears before the fact check on slide 3.Slide 02 · Claim: this buildout is being financed without taxpayer money because private…The Facts, answering slide 2. Verdict misleading. Mississippi approved 44 million dollars for Amazon's Project Atlas in 2024. Virginia data-center operators reported 1.94 billion dollars in FY2025 tax benefits, industry-wide, not Amazon alone. Approval is not proof of payment, and tax breaks are not cash grants. Primary sources appear at the bottom.Slide 03 · What the evidence shows: Private financing does not erase public support.The Claim, case 2. BGR's October 5, 2026 headline says 30 percent of U.S. solar farms hold dangerous chemicals on the verge of expiration. The native source headline is shown, with context and a pointer to slide 5.Slide 04 · Claim: 30% Of US Solar Farms Are Holding Dangerous Chemicals On The Verge Of…The Facts, answering slide 4. Verdict misleading. DOE's 34 percent statistic concerns cadmium-telluride's 2022 U.S. utility-scale module-market share, not the age of existing farms. EPA says solar panels typically last over 25 years. Some discarded panels qualify as hazardous waste, so responsible disposal matters.Slide 05 · What the evidence shows: The cited percentage does not support the age claim.The Claim, case 3. A historical July 24, 2026 presidential transcript includes Donald Trump's statement about China, But they don't use wind. The issue explicitly says a new October resurgence was not verified.Slide 06 · Claim: But they don't use wind.The Facts, answering slide 6. Verdict false. China's National Energy Administration reports 1.13 trillion kilowatt-hours of wind generation in 2025, up 13 percent. IRENA reports roughly half the world's installed wind capacity in China. Generation and capacity are different, and China still uses coal.Slide 07 · What the evidence shows: China's documented wind use contradicts the claim.The Claim, case 4. Friends of Science Society's October 5, 2026 press-release About section says the Sun is climate change's main driver rather than carbon dioxide. The claim belongs to the organization, not the advertised event speaker. The check concerns recent global warming.Slide 08 · Claim: the sun is the main driver of climate change, not carbon dioxide (CO2).The Facts, answering slide 8. Verdict false as an explanation of recent warming. NASA finds no upward trend in solar energy in the satellite record since 1978. IPCC attributes modern warming mainly to human greenhouse-gas emissions, with little net contribution from natural drivers. The Sun still affects climate on other timescales.Slide 09 · What the evidence shows: False as an explanation of recent global warming.More Propaganda Buster issues and full sources at www.affectclimatechange.com/buster. Follow ACC on Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube, shown with five platform icons. Navy paper texture and editable white and lime lettering.Slide 10 · Sources, methodology, and where to read the complete fact checks
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01 Misleading

Does private financing mean Amazon’s data-center expansion receives no public support?

Private financing does not erase public support.
Case
PB-011-01
Source specimen
Public article
Science sources
4 directly linked
 02 Misleading

Does the cited percentage show that 30% of U.S. solar farms are about to expire?

The cited percentage does not support the age claim.
Case
PB-011-02
Source specimen
Public article
Science sources
2 directly linked
 03 Contradicted

Does China use wind to generate electricity?

China's documented wind use contradicts the claim.
Case
PB-011-03
Source specimen
Official presidential transcript
Science sources
2 directly linked
 04 Contradicted

Can changes in the Sun explain recent global warming?

False as an explanation of recent global warming.
Case
PB-011-04
Source specimen
Public article
Science sources
2 directly linked