Rick Perry accuses scientists of 'manipulating' climate data

Republican presidential candidate tries to shore up Tea Party support by taking shots at climate scientists

Rick Perry has only been running for president since Saturday, but he has already shown he is the most rightwing Republican in the race.

So it was fairly predictable that Perry, like other Republicans seeking the nomination, would deny the existence of climate change and make the – totally false – claim that scientists are coming forward in droves to question whether global warming is real.

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