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 John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature." Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign news release and platform document: Says Gov. Jim Doyle and the DNR have not put hunters first and mismanaged the deer herd; as a result "the deer population has dwindled." Bob Stacey stated on October 19, 2010 in a television ad: Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl. Austin Scott stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China Edwin Pacheco stated on October 4, 2010 in a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party: Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters" Debbie Jackow stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer: Debbie Jackow "unlike her opponent ... WILL NOT de-fund the 20/20 land program." J.D. Alexander stated on September 16, 2010 in a news article: "It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life." Adam Putnam stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "We've got to find 2 billion gallons (of water per day) between now and 2025." Kendrick Meek stated on September 10, 2010 in a television ad: "I’m the only one who's fought against developers draining the Everglades!" National Taxpayers Union stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP. Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website: Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence." Russ Feingold stated on July 13, 2010 in a campaign ad: Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies." Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping: "Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan." Dennis Kucinich stated on August 16, 2010 in a video posted online: "The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." Alex Sink stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.: House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling." Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund." Vernon Jones stated on June 3, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh." Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
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John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature." Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign news release and platform document: Says Gov. Jim Doyle and the DNR have not put hunters first and mismanaged the deer herd; as a result "the deer population has dwindled." Bob Stacey stated on October 19, 2010 in a television ad: Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl. Austin Scott stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China Edwin Pacheco stated on October 4, 2010 in a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party: Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters" Debbie Jackow stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer: Debbie Jackow "unlike her opponent ... WILL NOT de-fund the 20/20 land program." J.D. Alexander stated on September 16, 2010 in a news article: "It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life." Adam Putnam stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "We've got to find 2 billion gallons (of water per day) between now and 2025." Kendrick Meek stated on September 10, 2010 in a television ad: "I’m the only one who's fought against developers draining the Everglades!" National Taxpayers Union stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP. Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website: Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence." Russ Feingold stated on July 13, 2010 in a campaign ad: Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies." Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping: "Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan." Dennis Kucinich stated on August 16, 2010 in a video posted online: "The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." Alex Sink stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.: House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling." Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund." Vernon Jones stated on June 3, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh." Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
John Loughlin stated on October 19, 2010 in a WPRI/Providence Journal debate: Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature."
Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2010 in a campaign news release and platform document: Says Gov. Jim Doyle and the DNR have not put hunters first and mismanaged the deer herd; as a result "the deer population has dwindled."
Bob Stacey stated on October 19, 2010 in a television ad: Says Tom Hughes supports paving over thousands of acres with over-development and sprawl.
Austin Scott stated on October 5, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: Said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, sent nearly $2 billion overseas to build wind turbines and create jobs, mostly in China
Edwin Pacheco stated on October 4, 2010 in a press release from the Rhode Island Democratic Party: Says Christopher Little has "a history of working against environmental protection by defending the worst types of corporate polluters"
Debbie Jackow stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer: Debbie Jackow "unlike her opponent ... WILL NOT de-fund the 20/20 land program."
J.D. Alexander stated on September 16, 2010 in a news article: "It takes as much energy to make a solar panel as it likely generates in its entire life."
Adam Putnam stated on September 9, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.: "We've got to find 2 billion gallons (of water per day) between now and 2025."
Kendrick Meek stated on September 10, 2010 in a television ad: "I’m the only one who's fought against developers draining the Everglades!"
National Taxpayers Union stated on September 2, 2010 in a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
Stephen Kretzmann stated on August 17, 2010 in a website: Georgia's U.S. senators voted for legislation that would "gut clean air protections and increase oil dependence."
Russ Feingold stated on July 13, 2010 in a campaign ad: Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies."
Scott Walker stated on August 11, 2010 in campaign news releases in the wake of sewage dumping: "Since being elected, (Tom Barrett) has dumped 8.2 billion gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan."
Dennis Kucinich stated on August 16, 2010 in a video posted online: "The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less."
Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings."
Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same."
Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale."
Alex Sink stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.: House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling."
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015."
Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.
Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund."
Vernon Jones stated on June 3, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash."
Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States."
Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
