@ChrisMartzWX
Independent Meteorologist and Research Assistant for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)
Chris Martz, known on Twitter as @ChrisMartzWX, is a 22-year-old recent graduate (May 2025) from Millersville University in Pennsylvania with a BSc in Meteorology and a minor in Emergency Management. He positions himself as a meteorologist focused on weather, climate, and energy issues, often challenging mainstream climate alarmism. Martz describes himself as politically incorrect and a 'pot stirrer' on climate and energy topics, earning nicknames like 'the Anti-Greta Thunberg' and 'George Carlin of weather.' He maintains an active online presence, regularly posting data-driven analyses that critique climate hysteria and advocate for nuclear power and realistic environmental policies. Recent activities include frequent Twitter threads debunking extreme weather attributions to climate change, responding to critics, and sharing personal milestones like his graduation. As of October 2025, he continues to grow his audience by emphasizing honest, non-clickbait assessments of weather and climate.
Chris Martz is a credible entry-level meteorologist with formal education in atmospheric science, offering valuable data-driven insights into weather patterns and historical climate trends. His affiliation with CFACT, a organization promoting free-market environmentalism, introduces a clear ideological bias against alarmist climate policies, potentially leading to one-sided interpretations that challenge IPCC consensus. While his posts demonstrate research effort and transparency in sourcing, they often prioritize narratives minimizing anthropogenic impacts, which has sparked controversies and fact-check disputes. Overall, he is influential in skeptic circles but requires cross-verification with mainstream sources for balanced credibility; suitable for niche analysis but not as an unbiased authority on climate science.
Assessment by Grok AI
Martz's content relies on historical weather data, peer-reviewed studies, and official records to argue against climate crisis narratives, often correcting perceived media exaggerations. He claims to issue corrections when wrong and avoids misinformation, but his work has faced criticism for cherry-picking data to downplay human-induced warming, leading to fact-checks by outlets like PolitiFact labeling some claims as misleading in the context of broader consensus science. No major retractions noted, but controversies arise from his affiliations and selective framing, with a history of high engagement from both supporters and detractors since at least 2020.
Recent posts and claims we've fact-checked from this author
@ChrisMartzWX · Oct 28
Check this out. Last year, CBS News reported on brand new published research suggesting that the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free within the next ten years. However, CBS said the exact same thing sixteen years ago this month.
@ChrisMartzWX · Oct 21
Good question. Abiotic oil theory is nonsense. The reason people believe that oil forms abiotically is because liquid hydrocarbons have been found on Titan, one of Saturn’s 274 moons. Specifically, oceans of ethane (C₂H₆) and methane (CH₄) exist on its surface because Titan’s surface temperature is around -179°C (-290.2°F), while C₂H₆ boils at -88.6°C (-127.5°F) and CH₄ boils at -161.5C (-257.7°F). But, just because all oil is a hydrocarbon (actually a series of complex hydrocarbons) does not at all mean that all hydrocarbons are oil. Neither coal nor oil have been found on any other celestial body. However, “peak oil” has failed miserably. The reserves were significantly underestimated.
@ChrisMartzWX · Oct 17
The New York Times says “renewable energy is booming.” Is it, though? In 1995, 76.6% of global energy use came from fossil fuels. Last year, 76.4% came from fossil fuels. That’s a mere 0.2 percentage point drop in 30 years. Lame. Lotta hype over nothing.