CBC News: The National
@CBCTheNationalTrump denies climate change, calls it a 'con job'
Post Analysis
The post by CBC The National is substantially accurate in reporting Donald Trump’s climate-denial remarks on September 23, 2025. The title correctly reflects that Trump called climate change a “con job,” a statement verified with 95% validityCLAIM 1, and the body of the post accurately captures his rejection of global warming and global cooling, which is confirmed as exact wording from the speechCLAIM 2. His assertions that United Nations and other predictions were wrongCLAIM 3, that “stupid people” had cost their countries fortunesCLAIM 4, and that countries must get away from “this green scam”CLAIM 5 are all corroborated by the verified claims.
The only discernible inaccuracy is a typographical error in the attached transcript, which spells the phrase as “conj job” rather than the verified “con job”CLAIM 1. Because this does not change the substantive claim and the remainder of the transcript aligns with the verified record, the error is minor. The post does not specify that the remarks were delivered at the United Nations General Assembly, but omitting that context does not mislead the reader about the content of the quotes themselves.
Overall validity: 95%
Claims Found
- During a speech on September 23, 2025, Donald Trump called climate change 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.'95%Model: Kimi K2.6 Checked on:
- The verified claims database confirms Donald Trump made this statement during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 20251.
- PBS NewsHour reported the exact phrasing: "It's the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion"1.
- Columbia University's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law also documented the same quote from that UN speech1.
- ABC News fact-checked the speech and reported a closely matching version of the quote1.
Overall validity: 95%
- During a speech on September 23, 2025, Donald Trump stated that there is no more global warming and no more global cooling.100%Model: Kimi K2.6 Checked on:
- Official transcripts and video of Donald Trump’s address to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025 confirm he used the exact wording.12
- The Miller Center transcript (sourced from The White House) quotes Trump saying: “It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion. Climate change, no matter what happens, you’re involved in that. No more global warming, no more global cooling.”2
- A U.S. Department of State video of the same speech also captures the identical phrase: “No more global warming. No more global cooling.”1
- The date and location of the speech are corroborated by multiple independent news sources, including Reuters and the BBC.3
Overall validity: 100%
- During a speech on September 23, 2025, Donald Trump claimed that predictions made by the United Nations and many others about climate change were wrong.95%Model: Kimi K2.6 Checked on:
- On September 23, 2025, Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly and delivered a lengthy denunciation of climate science and UN climate projections12.
- TIME reported his exact words: “All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong,” Trump claimed3.
- BBC also reported that during the same speech Trump “claimed UN predictions over climate change were wrong”4.
- Multiple independent, credible news sources confirm the date, venue, and substance of the remarks, leaving little doubt about the accuracy of the attribution.
Overall validity: 95%
- During a speech on September 23, 2025, Donald Trump claimed that the people who made climate change predictions (whom he called 'stupid people') have cost their countries fortunes and given those countries no chance for success.95%Model: Kimi K2.6 Checked on:
- PBS NewsHour’s transcript of Donald Trump’s September 23, 2025 address to the UN General Assembly reports him saying: “All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong. They were made by stupid people that have cost their country’s fortunes and given those same countries no chance for success.”1
- Reuters coverage of the same speech independently quotes the identical wording, confirming the date and venue.2
- CBC News also aired the same quote in its report on the speech.3
- Multiple other outlets (Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times) confirm Trump delivered a wide-ranging climate-denial speech at the UN on that date.45
- The quote, attribution, date, and context all match the claim exactly.
Overall validity: 95%
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- During a speech on September 23, 2025, Donald Trump called the climate change agenda a 'green scam.'95%Model: Kimi K2.6 Checked on:
- The verified claims database confirms Donald Trump addressed the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2025, and disparaged climate science, calling climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”1.
- PBS NewsHour published the transcript of that same speech, in which Trump told world leaders: “If you don't get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail” and referred to “the green energy scam”2.
- CBC News video of the speech also captured the phrase “this green scam” in the same context3.
- E&E News and Le Monde independently reported on the speech, confirming Trump condemned climate science and UN climate predictions during his September 23, 2025 address45.
Overall validity: 95%
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