How does this nonsense get posted?<p>The condition of the Great Barrier Reef has been downgraded from 'poor' to 'very poor'. Not the 'complete recovery' suggested.<p>In fact the data linked in the article show this - tragic bleaching occurring across the entire reef, leaving dead zones.<p>It's the modern conservative trick to make an outrageous claim, then link to data refuting that claim completely. They're trusting folks to not follow the link. It works for people with an axe to grind, and with not-very-smart people. Which is their core constituency I guess.