Survey: Fox News' climate change coverage is 28 percent accurate

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Survey: Fox News' climate change coverage is 28 percent accurate
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When it comes to climate change, the reporting on Fox News isn't exactly scientifically accurate.

According to a survey conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists, only 28 percent of Fox News' climate reports were correct. The survey analyzed climate change reports from the last year on the three largest cable news networks.

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.