Latest Fact-checks in Climate Change 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 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: "January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley. NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants." Lenar Whitney stated on June 25, 2014 in a YouTube video: "Global warming is a hoax." Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on his radio show: The United States is the leading nation in the world "with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.": "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming." Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline. Ed Gillespie stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.: The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year." John Boehner stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website: New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year." Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 13, 2014 in in a question and answer after a speech: Cap and trade legislation "was originally a Republican idea." Jerry Brown stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Virtually no Republican" in Washington accepts climate change science. Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." Joe Scarborough stated on May 12, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue." Lamar Smith stated on March 26, 2014 in a committee hearing: The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical. Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity': Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years." American Petroleum Institute stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL." Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech: As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes." Jonathan Boucher stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill." Ralph Reed stated on February 3, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment: A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
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Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: "January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley. NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants." Lenar Whitney stated on June 25, 2014 in a YouTube video: "Global warming is a hoax." Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on his radio show: The United States is the leading nation in the world "with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.": "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming." Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline. Ed Gillespie stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.: The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year." John Boehner stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website: New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year." Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 13, 2014 in in a question and answer after a speech: Cap and trade legislation "was originally a Republican idea." Jerry Brown stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Virtually no Republican" in Washington accepts climate change science. Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." Joe Scarborough stated on May 12, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue." Lamar Smith stated on March 26, 2014 in a committee hearing: The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical. Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity': Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years." American Petroleum Institute stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL." Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech: As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes." Jonathan Boucher stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill." Ralph Reed stated on February 3, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment: A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: "January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded."
Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants."
Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on his radio show: The United States is the leading nation in the world "with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.": "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming."
Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Ed Gillespie stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.: The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year."
John Boehner stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website: New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 13, 2014 in in a question and answer after a speech: Cap and trade legislation "was originally a Republican idea."
Jerry Brown stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Virtually no Republican" in Washington accepts climate change science.
Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."
Joe Scarborough stated on May 12, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue."
Lamar Smith stated on March 26, 2014 in a committee hearing: The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical.
Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now."
Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity': Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years."
American Petroleum Institute stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."
Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech: As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes."
Jonathan Boucher stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."
Ralph Reed stated on February 3, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment: A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
