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{{main|Climategate media coverage}}
{{main|Climategate media coverage}}
In the wake of the Climategate scandal, a truly bizarre situation happened; the [[Mainstream media|mainstream media]] stories about global warming pretended the uncovered documents never happened. As Climategate was totally ignored by most TV news outlets, ''[[Fox News]]'' appeared to be the only national news media in [[United States|America]] interested in the growing Climategate scandal.<ref>John Lott. [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/11/24/john-lott-climate-change-emails-copenhagen/ Why You Should Be Hot and Bothered About 'Climate-gate'], FOXNews.com, November 24, 2009.</ref><ref>Allie Duzett. [http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/ Media Ignore Climate Science Scandal], [[Accuracy In Media]], November 23, 2009.</ref> The [[U.K.]] ''Daily Mail'' pointed out the following:
About a month prior to the uncovered Climategate scandal, ''BBC'' news received copies of some of the CRU emails, but did nothing about them, sitting on evidence of fraud.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1231763/BBC-weatherman-ignored-leaked-climate-row-emails.html BBC weatherman ‘ignored’ leaked climate row emails], dailymail.co.uk, November 28, 2009.</ref> In the wake of the Climategate scandal, a truly bizarre situation happened; the [[Mainstream media|mainstream media]] stories about global warming pretended the uncovered documents never happened. As Climategate was totally ignored by most TV news outlets, ''[[Fox News]]'' appeared to be the only national news media in [[United States|America]] interested in the growing Climategate scandal.<ref>John Lott. [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/11/24/john-lott-climate-change-emails-copenhagen/ Why You Should Be Hot and Bothered About 'Climate-gate'], FOXNews.com, November 24, 2009.</ref><ref>Allie Duzett. [http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/ Media Ignore Climate Science Scandal], [[Accuracy In Media]], November 23, 2009.</ref>
After more than two weeks had passed following the the Climatic Research Unit e-mail hacking incident, [[CBS News|CBS evening news]] finally reported on Climategate. However, in a state of liberal confusion, CBS's first news report on "Climategate" missed the mark and called the scandal by its [[Google]] created name: "Climate Gate" — and then CBS provided a weird subtitle worded, "Leaked E-Mails Provide Climate Change Deniers Ammunition Near Beginning of Global Summit."<ref>Kimberly Dozier. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/05/eveningnews/main5908487.shtml "Climate Gate" Casts Cloud on Change Meet], ''[[CBS News]]'', December 5, 2009.</ref> ''[[CBS News]]'' aired a short video of an interview with Kevin Trenberth. Dr. Trenberth in the past has said this in one of the CRU e-mails:
After more than two weeks had passed following the the Climatic Research Unit e-mail hacking incident, [[CBS News|CBS evening news]] finally reported on Climategate. However, in a state of liberal confusion, CBS's first news report on "Climategate" missed the mark and called the scandal by its [[Google]] created name: "Climate Gate" — and then CBS provided a weird subtitle worded, "Leaked E-Mails Provide Climate Change Deniers Ammunition Near Beginning of Global Summit."<ref>Kimberly Dozier. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/05/eveningnews/main5908487.shtml "Climate Gate" Casts Cloud on Change Meet], ''[[CBS News]]'', December 5, 2009.</ref> ''[[CBS News]]'' aired a short video of an interview with Kevin Trenberth. Dr. Trenberth in the past has said this in one of the CRU e-mails: