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 Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry." Associated Industries of Florida stated on February 6, 2014 in a press release: "Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall." 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. Van Jones stated on February 3, 2014 in a segment on CNN's "Crossfire": The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report. Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth." Rick Scott stated on January 21, 2014 in an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection: "Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days." Richard August stated on January 12, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island. Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests." Chris Murphy stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference: "Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming." Bloggers stated on December 9, 2013 in various Internet postings: "By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan." Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013: "The Earth is not warming." Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 13, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'" Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock." Rick North stated on September 24, 2013 in an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.: Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies." X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" Grover Fugate stated on August 23, 2013 in a TV interview: If sea levels rise six feet due to climate change, Waterplace Park in Providence and Wickford village would be swamped Rick Scott stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators: "Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements." James O'Neil stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.": "Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy." Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted." Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air" Steve Goreham stated on August 5, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years." Barry Smitherman stated on August 5, 2013 in a campaign video: Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times." Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
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Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry." Associated Industries of Florida stated on February 6, 2014 in a press release: "Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall." 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. Van Jones stated on February 3, 2014 in a segment on CNN's "Crossfire": The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report. Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth." Rick Scott stated on January 21, 2014 in an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection: "Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days." Richard August stated on January 12, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island. Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests." Chris Murphy stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference: "Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming." Bloggers stated on December 9, 2013 in various Internet postings: "By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan." Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013: "The Earth is not warming." Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 13, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'" Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock." Rick North stated on September 24, 2013 in an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.: Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies." X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" Grover Fugate stated on August 23, 2013 in a TV interview: If sea levels rise six feet due to climate change, Waterplace Park in Providence and Wickford village would be swamped Rick Scott stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators: "Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements." James O'Neil stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.": "Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy." Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted." Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air" Steve Goreham stated on August 5, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years." Barry Smitherman stated on August 5, 2013 in a campaign video: Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times." Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped."
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."
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry."
Associated Industries of Florida stated on February 6, 2014 in a press release: "Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall."
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.
Van Jones stated on February 3, 2014 in a segment on CNN's "Crossfire": The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report.
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."
Rick Scott stated on January 21, 2014 in an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection: "Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days."
Richard August stated on January 12, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
Chris Murphy stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference: "Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming."
Bloggers stated on December 9, 2013 in various Internet postings: "By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan."
Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 13, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In a poll, "53 percent of young Republican voters . . . under age 35 said that they would describe a climate [change] denier as 'ignorant,' 'out of touch' or 'crazy.'"
Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
Rick North stated on September 24, 2013 in an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.: Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies."
X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!"
Grover Fugate stated on August 23, 2013 in a TV interview: If sea levels rise six feet due to climate change, Waterplace Park in Providence and Wickford village would be swamped
Rick Scott stated on September 17, 2013 in a letter to Florida's U.S. senators: "Over the past 35 years, Florida families have paid into the (National Flood Insurance Program) over $16 billion, four times more than the amount they have received in claim reimbursements."
James O'Neil stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.": "Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy."
Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted."
Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy."
Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector."
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air"
Steve Goreham stated on August 5, 2013 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years."
Barry Smitherman stated on August 5, 2013 in a campaign video: Says he "sued Obama’s EPA seven times."
Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
