ClaimsElon Musk

“I don’t know any serious scientists, actually zero, literally zero, who don’t think that we have quite a serious climate risk that we’re facing.”

Elon Musk, interviewee 7 September 2018 Joe Rogan Experience #1169 with Elon Musk (Transcript) (Singju Post) archived copy

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Musk knows no serious scientists who doubt that there is a serious climate risk.

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Depends on Musk's private knowledge of whom he knows.

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Elon Musk, “Musk knows no serious scientists who doubt that there is a serious climate risk.” (said 7 September 2018). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_4fde93a6378e, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4fde93a6378e

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