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Liz Krueger
Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 an op-ed:
Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”
Mostly False
By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 20, 2026 posts on social media:
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • January 26, 2026
U.S. Energy Department
U.S. Energy Department
stated on September 5, 2025 a post on X:
“Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2025
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 27, 2025 a press briefing:
There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • July 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2025 a Cabinet meeting:
China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2025
Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Murkowski
stated on January 20, 2025 an X post:
"Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years."
Mostly True
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 23, 2025
More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union
stated on January 8, 2025 an Instagram post:
“One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California."
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 14, 2025
Climate Power
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 Organization email:
Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
False
By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
stated on August 20, 2024 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.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 29, 2024 X posts:
A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • October 1, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 28, 2024 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.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 29, 2024
Jesse James
Jesse James
stated on May 13, 2024 News conference:
In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • August 27, 2024
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on July 7, 2024 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
Activistas de Just Stop Oil "han rociado con pintura naranja el avión de Taylor Swift, en el aeródromo privado de Stansted, en el Reino Unido".
False
By Ciara O'Rourke, Marta Campabadal Graus • July 3, 2024
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 15, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • June 14, 2024
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on April 30, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
“The science is clear — the gray wolf has met and exceeded recovery goals.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • May 21, 2024
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on May 9, 2024 an Instagram post:
Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.
Pants on Fire!
By Sofia Ahmed • May 16, 2024
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
stated on April 2, 2024 TV ad:
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
False
By Sophia Voight • May 1, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
Foto muestra “El océano Atlántico y el pacífico frente a frente sin mezclarse”.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 17, 2024 an Instagram post:
Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • April 23, 2024
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