Latest Fact-checks in Environment Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Jim Justice stated on June 10, 2019 in a press conference: China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States." Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!" Republican Party of Florida stated on September 20, 2019 in a tweet: The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household." Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel." Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off." Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." Allen Frances stated on August 25, 2019 in remarks on CNN's "Reliable Sources": "Trump is as destructive a person in this century as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were in the last century. He may be responsible for many more million deaths than they were." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet: Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets. Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in floor debate: They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t. Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California. Viral image stated on May 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." Maxine Lipeles stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article: "All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue." Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally. Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it." Viral image stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain." Viral image stated on March 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer." Scott Beck stated on March 26, 2019 in debate on the House floor: "It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not." Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week." Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s." Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789." Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington."
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Jim Justice stated on June 10, 2019 in a press conference: China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States." Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!" Republican Party of Florida stated on September 20, 2019 in a tweet: The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household." Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel." Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off." Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." Allen Frances stated on August 25, 2019 in remarks on CNN's "Reliable Sources": "Trump is as destructive a person in this century as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were in the last century. He may be responsible for many more million deaths than they were." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet: Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets. Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in floor debate: They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t. Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California. Viral image stated on May 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." Maxine Lipeles stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article: "All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue." Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally. Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it." Viral image stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain." Viral image stated on March 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer." Scott Beck stated on March 26, 2019 in debate on the House floor: "It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not." Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week." Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s." Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789." Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington."
Jim Justice stated on June 10, 2019 in a press conference: China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States."
Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!"
Republican Party of Florida stated on September 20, 2019 in a tweet: The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household."
Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win."
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general.
Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."
Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward."
John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.
Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Allen Frances stated on August 25, 2019 in remarks on CNN's "Reliable Sources": "Trump is as destructive a person in this century as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were in the last century. He may be responsible for many more million deaths than they were."
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet: Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets.
Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in floor debate: They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t.
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California.
Viral image stated on May 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup."
Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in a cable TV news interview.: "We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism."
Maxine Lipeles stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article: "All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue."
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally.
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it."
Viral image stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain."
Viral image stated on March 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer."
Scott Beck stated on March 26, 2019 in debate on the House floor: "It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not."
Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week."
Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s."
Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.
Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789."
Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington."
