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 Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. 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." Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer." Thom Hartmann stated on November 7, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline." 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." Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." Anna Kooiman stated on November 6, 2014 in a segment on "Fox & Friends": "There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline. Bob Seger stated on October 12, 2014 in an interview: The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long. 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 22, 2014 in a TV ad: Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it." Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." 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." 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." Kenneth Block stated on July 15, 2014 in a radio debate: "The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Kendall Jones stated on July 2, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days." 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." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times." League of Conservation Voters stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst "promises to shut down the Department of Education and abolish the EPA." 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." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Put Alaska First PAC stated on June 2, 2014 in a television ad: "It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
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Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. 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." Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer." Thom Hartmann stated on November 7, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline." 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." Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." Anna Kooiman stated on November 6, 2014 in a segment on "Fox & Friends": "There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline. Bob Seger stated on October 12, 2014 in an interview: The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long. 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 22, 2014 in a TV ad: Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it." Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." 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." 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." Kenneth Block stated on July 15, 2014 in a radio debate: "The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Kendall Jones stated on July 2, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days." 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." Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times." League of Conservation Voters stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst "promises to shut down the Department of Education and abolish the EPA." 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." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Put Alaska First PAC stated on June 2, 2014 in a television ad: "It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
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."
Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."
Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer."
Thom Hartmann stated on November 7, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."
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."
Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent."
Anna Kooiman stated on November 6, 2014 in a segment on "Fox & Friends": "There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline.
Bob Seger stated on October 12, 2014 in an interview: The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long.
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 22, 2014 in a TV ad: Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it."
Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging."
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."
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."
Kenneth Block stated on July 15, 2014 in a radio debate: "The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200."
John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Kendall Jones stated on July 2, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management."
Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2014 in her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention: Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days."
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."
Senate Majority PAC stated on June 19, 2014 in a television ad: "Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
League of Conservation Voters stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst "promises to shut down the Department of Education and abolish the EPA."
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."
Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.
Put Alaska First PAC stated on June 2, 2014 in a television ad: "It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
