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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social to c/world@lemmy.world

False claims suggesting that the BBC has been misreporting temperatures in southern Europe have been spreading on social media.

A clip of Neil Oliver, a GB News presenter, accusing the BBC "and others" of "driving fear" by using "supposedly terrifying temperatures", has been viewed more than two million times.

For the past few weeks, an intense heatwave has been sweeping through parts of southern Europe and north Africa, with extensive wildfires breaking out in Greece, Italy and Algeria - leading to more than 40 deaths.

Speaking about the fires on Rhodes on GB News on Monday, Mr Oliver accused the BBC, and other broadcasters, of trying to "make people terrified of the weather".

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[-] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was on holiday in southern Europe. I was there at 43° Celsius. I know a person who witnessed 47 more southern. In places where these temperatures have been seen only over the past 10 years

I mean, it's pretty simple to know the temperature, thermometers exists. Just call someone in southern Europe and ask

[-] shadesdk@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

I’m not denying there is a heat wave in southern Europe, but where I am in Spain, it was actually hotter last year. I’m enjoy this summer and am usually able to sleep without AC and at the same time I have family outside of the country calling and asking if I am OK because of what they see on the news. There is definitely parts that have it worse than others.

[-] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was in the same place same period of last year and this year was definitely hotter. I grew up there (although I don't live there anymore), in south of Italy. This year was really bad

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