Latest Fact-Checks In Climate Change

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Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on September 19, 2024 una audiencia en la Cámara de Representantes
“El Proyecto 2025 quiere deshacerse de la NOAA” y del Servicio Nacional de Meteorología.
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By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • September 27, 2024
Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on September 19, 2024 a House hearing
“Project 2025 wants to get rid of NOAA” and the National Weather Service.
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By Amy Sherman • September 26, 2024
Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein
stated on May 5, 2023 a post
A chart on Arctic sea ice provides evidence that Al Gore was wrong when he said in 2009 that the north polar ice cap would lose all of its ice “within the next five to seven years.”
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By Andy Nguyen • May 31, 2023
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on January 27, 2023 a video
“Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
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By Andy Nguyen • February 14, 2023
Val Demings
Val Demings
stated on September 23, 2022 a tweet
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio "has denied climate change."
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By Yacob Reyes • October 11, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on August 22, 2022 a tweet
Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Tori Gantz • September 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2022 posts
“The Earth just started spinning faster than ever before and scientists are gravely concerned.”
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August 31, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2022 a Facebook post
Studies show plastics can help combat climate change.
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By Samantha Putterman • May 26, 2022
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on March 23, 2022 a Senate hearing
In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”
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By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 28, 2021 Facebook posts
A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
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December 2, 2021
Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer
stated on September 13, 2021 remarks during a House hearing
“As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
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By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2021
Bjorn Lomborg
Bjorn Lomborg
stated on September 3, 2021 an column in the Wall Street Journal
“The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
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By Jon Greenberg • September 9, 2021
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
stated on March 18, 2021 a House hearing
The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
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By Jon Greenberg • March 29, 2021
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on January 22, 2021 a tweet
Says that Biden’s ban on new federal leases will kill 120,000 Texas jobs.
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By Brandon Mulder • January 29, 2021
Wayne Christian
Wayne Christian
stated on January 5, 2021 a letter
Says that the Paris Climate Accord will cost the U.S. economy "6.5 million jobs and $3 trillion in economic growth by 2040."
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By Brandon Mulder • January 21, 2021
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 7, 2020 a debate
“With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic (and Atmospheric) Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.”
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By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 1, 2020 a video
Says Joe Biden’s website shows that he supports the Green New Deal, despite denials in debate.
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By Hayat Norimine • October 8, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on September 4, 2019 a CNN town hall on climate change
"70% of the pollution of the carbon that we're throwing into the air comes from three industries."  
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By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2019
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on February 11, 2019 a newsletter.
"Our country has succeeded in reducing greenhouse emissions in previous years."  
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By Warren Fiske • February 26, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 11, 2018 press conference
"Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
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By Manuela Tobias • September 13, 2018
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