Latest Fact-checks in Environment Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2022 in a post: "Since 2000, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy have been spraying the entire United States sky with the toxic brew of chemicals and other biologic agents." Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019. Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam. Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone." Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a post: Electric vehicles are more likely to fail in traffic jams. Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin. Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in post on Facebook: Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf. Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2021 in social media posts: “Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!" Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!" Jill Karofsky stated on July 8, 2021 in Legal opinion: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg." Rodney Davis stated on June 21, 2021 in a press release: “Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.” Chuck Grassley stated on June 7, 2021 in an op-ed: The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.” Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.” Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace. Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years." Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.” Ben Cline stated on April 22, 2021 in a floor speech.: The Green New Deal “costs an average American household almost $700,000 through 2029.” Fox News Channel stated on April 23, 2021 in a TV graphic: "Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month." Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two photos show climate change “is a hoax.” Viral image stated on February 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Image of expansive pit shows a lithium mine. Ron Johnson stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post: The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies” Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview: “Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.” Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much." Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a post: “The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period.”
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2022 in a post: "Since 2000, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy have been spraying the entire United States sky with the toxic brew of chemicals and other biologic agents." Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019. Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam. Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone." Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a post: Electric vehicles are more likely to fail in traffic jams. Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin. Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in post on Facebook: Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf. Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2021 in social media posts: “Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!" Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!" Jill Karofsky stated on July 8, 2021 in Legal opinion: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg." Rodney Davis stated on June 21, 2021 in a press release: “Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.” Chuck Grassley stated on June 7, 2021 in an op-ed: The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.” Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.” Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace. Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years." Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.” Ben Cline stated on April 22, 2021 in a floor speech.: The Green New Deal “costs an average American household almost $700,000 through 2029.” Fox News Channel stated on April 23, 2021 in a TV graphic: "Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month." Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two photos show climate change “is a hoax.” Viral image stated on February 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Image of expansive pit shows a lithium mine. Ron Johnson stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post: The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies” Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview: “Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.” Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much." Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a post: “The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period.”
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2022 in a post: "Since 2000, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy have been spraying the entire United States sky with the toxic brew of chemicals and other biologic agents."
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019.
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam.
Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."
Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a post: Electric vehicles are more likely to fail in traffic jams.
Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in post on Facebook: Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf.
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2021 in social media posts: “Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!"
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"
Jill Karofsky stated on July 8, 2021 in Legal opinion: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.”
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg."
Rodney Davis stated on June 21, 2021 in a press release: “Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.”
Chuck Grassley stated on June 7, 2021 in an op-ed: The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.”
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.
Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
Survival International stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release: With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”
Ben Cline stated on April 22, 2021 in a floor speech.: The Green New Deal “costs an average American household almost $700,000 through 2029.”
Fox News Channel stated on April 23, 2021 in a TV graphic: "Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month."
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Two photos show climate change “is a hoax.”
Viral image stated on February 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Image of expansive pit shows a lithium mine.
Ron Johnson stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post: The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies”
Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview: “Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water
John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview: Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.”
Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."
Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a post: “The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period.”
