Environment Scorecard True 0% 73 Checks Mostly True 0% 112 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 108 Checks False 0% 194 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 70 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Environment Social Media stated on January 20, 2026 in posts on social media: Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero. January 26, 2026 stated on September 5, 2025 in a post on X: “Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.” September 9, 2025 Ron DeSantis stated on June 27, 2025 in a press briefing: There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades. July 11, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.” July 10, 2025 Lisa Murkowski stated on January 20, 2025 in an X post: "Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years." By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 23, 2025 More Perfect Union stated on January 8, 2025 in an Instagram post: “One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California." By Caleb McCullough • January 14, 2025 Climate Power stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email: Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’” By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024 Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X: “In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.” By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2024 X posts stated on September 29, 2024 in X posts: A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election. October 1, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on August 28, 2024 in a press conference: The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.” By Samantha Putterman • August 29, 2024 Load More Latest Articles RFK Jr.’s ‘chemtrails’ probe shows the power conspiracy theories have to shape health policy • October 20, 2025 Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked By Grace Abels • January 17, 2025 Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management By Caleb McCullough • January 10, 2025 Do you know Trump and Harris’ talking points? Prep for the presidential debate with fact-checks By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2024 Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami • November 9, 2023 Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • October 11, 2023 Red light on ‘greenwashing’? US regulatory agency takes fresh look at deceptive climate claims • July 17, 2023 Anti-abortion advocates turn to the environment: Is mifepristone in wastewater a threat? By Samantha Putterman • May 31, 2023 US versus China: Which nation is doing more to address climate change? • March 27, 2023 The Ohio train derailment: What we know about health, environmental concerns By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann • February 15, 2023
