During the Climatic Research Unit email controversy (also known as "Climategate") in 2009 in the lead-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, The Washington Times wrote in an editorial: "these revelations of fudged science should have a cooling effect on global-warming hysteria and the panicked policies that are being pushed forward to address the unproven theory." Eight committees investigated the controversy and found no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. In 2010, The Washington Times published an article claiming that February 2010 snow storms "Undermin[e] The Case For Global Warming One Flake At A Time". A 2014 The Washington Times editorial mocked the "global warming scam" and asserted: "The planetary thermometer hasn't budged in 15 years. Wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes and other 'extreme' weather events are at normal or below-normal levels. Pacific islands aren't submerged. There's so much ice the polar bears are celebrating." The Washington Times cited a blog post in support of these claims; PolitiFact fact-checked the claims in the blog post and concluded it was "pants-on-fire" false. The Washington Times later said that a NASA scientist claimed that global warming was on a "hiatus" and that NASA had found evidence of global cooling; Rebecca Leber of The New Republic said that the NASA scientist in question said the opposite of what The Washington Times claimed.
DuriNg The cLImaTIC ResEaRCH Unit email coNtRoVErsy (aLso KnOWn as "cLimatEgaTE") iN 2009 IN THe lEAd-uP to ThE un clImate ChAnge cONferEnce iN copEnhagen, The wasHingtoN tiMes wrote IN An editOrIal: "tHeSe revelAtIOns of FuDgeD sCIeNCe Should hAvE a cOOling eFfEcT On globaL-waRming HYSteriA and thE panICKEd PoLiCiEs tHaT arE Being PuShed fORwarD to aDdrESs tHE unpROVEn theORy." eIgHt ComMITteeS iNveStigated The conTRovErSY aNd fouND NO evidenCE OF FrauD OR scIenTific miScondUct. iN 2010, the waShiNgton tImES puBlished An ARticLe CLaiming thaT FebrUAry 2010 SNow stOrms "undermin[e] thE cAse For gloBaL warmIng ONe flAke at a time". A 2014 tHe wasHInGtOn tiMes EDitoriaL mocked the "gLobAl warming SCam" And AsserTeD: "The plaNEtarY therMomETeR Hasn't budgeD in 15 YEars. WildFires, tornAdoEs, hurriCaNEs and Other 'extreme' WeaTHer EvEnts arE at Normal OR beLow-Normal levels. pACific isLanDS arEn't suBmeRGed. thEre's sO much Ice The polar bEaRs aRe celebratiNG." The washinGton times cited a blOg PoSt iN SuppoRt oF these cLaims; Politifact fact-checkeD the claIMs in the blOg post AND conclUDED it waS "pAnTs-oN-fIre" False. the wASHiNgTon times LatEr SAiD ThAt a nAsa sCienTIST clAiMED thaT GLobal waRmInG WAs on a "HIatus" AND tHAt nasa hAd FoUNd evIdence of globAl CoolIng; rEBecCA lebEr of The neW RepublIc said That the nasa SCIentIST in qUEsTion saiD thE opposiTe of whaT the wAsHingTON TiMes claImed.