The Irish Independent did not publish a headline claiming that Ireland is “suffering from asymptomatic global warming,” despite a fake screenshot circulating online. The Irish Independent logo can be seen at the top left corner, with a headline that reads: “Climate crisis explainer: Why is July so cold while everywhere else on the planet is burning? A spokesperson for the newspaper said to Reuters that no such article was published under this headline by the Irish Independent. A search for the headline via the Irish Independent website did not reveal the report (archive.is/wip/V4yR8), nor did an archived version of the outlet’s homepage saved on July 20 (here). Reuters did not find any such remark made by Prof O’Neill when conducting an online search (archive.is/wip/kzVRv).

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Persons: Luke O’Neill, Prof O’Neill, Read Organizations: Independent, Trinity College Dublin, Reuters, Irish Independent Locations: Ireland