Not quite, some of the predictions about global warming ending the world in 10-12 years were made by the UN. So when I see so many lies from sources that should have some credibility, it makes me wonder if I should keep believing them. Also, back then, newspapers weren't plagued by fake news like we have today, so it's safe to assume their publications were based on "scientific" data.
https://www.apnews.com/bd45c372caf118ec99964ea547880cd0 (1989)
A similar video and how the newspaper took data out of context:
I'm not saying the newspapers did do fake news, I would say more like, the newspapers took out the worst case predictions for the least possible date and made it a "fact".
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