"climate hoax" meaning in English

See climate hoax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of climate change + hoax. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|climate change|hoax}} Blend of climate change + hoax Head templates: {{en-prop}} climate hoax
  1. (offensive, used by climate deniers) The assertion that climate change is a fabrication and was not accelerated by human activity. Tags: offensive Categories (topical): Climate change, Ecology, Nature Translations (climate change viewed as a fabricated event): Engaño Climático [masculine] (Spanish)

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