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JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on January 12, 2025 a Fox News interview
“Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years."
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • January 17, 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
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 5, 2023 a podcast
Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.
False
By Grace Abels, Jill Terreri Ramos • June 28, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 3, 2023 a Facebook post
Boiling tap water causes fluoride in the water to be “more toxic.”
Pants on Fire!
June 6, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 18, 2023 a Facebook post
“The best type” of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, “a more structured form of water.”
False
May 24, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on April 20, 2023 a TikTok post
The World Economic Forum and the United Nations have “ordered world governments to ration people’s water supply.”
False
May 3, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2023 a video on Facebook
Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 28, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 23, 2023 an Instagram post
“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”
Pants on Fire!
January 30, 2023
Lindsay Cross
Lindsay Cross
stated on January 3, 2023 a press release
"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • January 13, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2022 a speech
"They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."
Pants on Fire!
November 17, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2022 a post
"$12 billion more for Ukraine on top of $100+ billion while Jackson, Mississippi has yet to receive any funding to fix their water infrastructure."
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 6, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 27, 2022 an Instagram video
There’s an unlimited supply of water being generated “deep within the Earth.”
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • September 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 6, 2022 a Facebook post
“Drought is a lie” designed to limit farming, reduce the food supply and ultimately control Americans.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • July 19, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 15, 2021 a post
Two forms of fluoride in our drinking water “are so toxic that the CDC clearly labels these chemicals extremely toxic in both animals and humans."
False
By Monique Curet • October 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2021 a Facebook post
Two photos show climate change “is a hoax.”
False
April 21, 2021
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on April 13, 2021 a TV interview
“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 18, 2021
Scott Manley
Scott Manley
stated on January 31, 2021 TV interview
“Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water
False
By Laura Schulte • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
"Starting Jan. 1 California residents can’t take shower, do laundry, poop in toilet and flush on same day."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2020
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on November 20, 2019 news release
Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI." 
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • January 10, 2020
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on December 15, 2019 an interview with the Atlantic
Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • December 18, 2019
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