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 Mike Collins stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000. Brian Schatz stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad: "Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Al Gore stated on June 11, 2013 in a keynote address: The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." Miami-Dade County stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document: Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water." John Boehner stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference: "About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s." Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes." Kris Jordan stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor : Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air." Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.: On oil drilling off Virginia's coast. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project." Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. Alberta Darling stated on May 15, 2013 in a legislative meeting: "18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes." Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times. Wayne Smith stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview.: "Science has not shown greenhouse gases to be a problem." Ron Johnson stated on March 26, 2013 in a constituent email: A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate speech published on YouTube: "Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s." Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net: "A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans." Jack Reed stated on February 27, 2013 in a speech: "Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy." Evan Goyke stated on March 7, 2013 in a speech: "The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district." Drew Springer stated on March 5, 2013 in a press release: Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags. Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s." Jackie Dingfelder stated on March 4, 2013 in a floor speech: Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility."
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Mike Collins stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000. Brian Schatz stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad: "Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Al Gore stated on June 11, 2013 in a keynote address: The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." Miami-Dade County stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document: Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water." John Boehner stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference: "About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s." Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes." Kris Jordan stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor : Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air." Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.: On oil drilling off Virginia's coast. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project." Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. Alberta Darling stated on May 15, 2013 in a legislative meeting: "18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes." Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times. Wayne Smith stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview.: "Science has not shown greenhouse gases to be a problem." Ron Johnson stated on March 26, 2013 in a constituent email: A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate speech published on YouTube: "Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s." Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net: "A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans." Jack Reed stated on February 27, 2013 in a speech: "Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy." Evan Goyke stated on March 7, 2013 in a speech: "The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district." Drew Springer stated on March 5, 2013 in a press release: Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags. Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s." Jackie Dingfelder stated on March 4, 2013 in a floor speech: Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility."
Mike Collins stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.
Brian Schatz stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed."
Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."
Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad: "Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
Al Gore stated on June 11, 2013 in a keynote address: The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic."
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Miami-Dade County stated on July 9, 2013 in a county budget document: Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."
John Boehner stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference: "About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s."
Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes."
Kris Jordan stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor : Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio
Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air."
Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country."
Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.: On oil drilling off Virginia's coast.
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project."
Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.
Alberta Darling stated on May 15, 2013 in a legislative meeting: "18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes."
Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times.
Wayne Smith stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview.: "Science has not shown greenhouse gases to be a problem."
Ron Johnson stated on March 26, 2013 in a constituent email: A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate speech published on YouTube: "Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s."
Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net: "A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans."
Jack Reed stated on February 27, 2013 in a speech: "Even Roger Williams National Memorial in my home state of Rhode Island attracted nearly 51,000 visitors in 2011, with non local visitors adding more than $3.2 million to the local economy."
Evan Goyke stated on March 7, 2013 in a speech: "The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district."
Drew Springer stated on March 5, 2013 in a press release: Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags.
Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Jackie Dingfelder stated on March 4, 2013 in a floor speech: Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5."
Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility."
