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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 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 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
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
Sara Meaney
Sara Meaney
stated on May 9, 2019 a WTMJ radio appearance
"Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."
False
By Eric Litke • May 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2018 a tweet
"California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean."
False
By Chris Nichols • August 6, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 5, 2018 in a blog post
"New law (in California) makes it illegal to shower and do laundry on same day"
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 7, 2018
Joe Garcia
Joe Garcia
stated on September 5, 2014 a web ad
Says U.S. House candidate Carlos Curbelo "supported raising flood insurance rates."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 16, 2014
Robert Puente
Robert Puente
stated on September 20, 2013 a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion
San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used."
False
By Sue Owen • January 17, 2014
Friends of Clearwater PAC
Friends of Clearwater PAC
stated on October 21, 2013 a flier
Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods."
False
By Charlie Frago • November 2, 2013
Nick Fish
Nick Fish
stated on August 13, 2013 a statement on the Portland Water Bureau website
Says "we are going to sell this house and use the proceeds to stabilize rates."
False
By Dana Tims • October 15, 2013
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County
stated on July 9, 2013 a county budget document
Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2013
Clean Water Portland
Clean Water Portland
stated on April 8, 2013 a campaign flier
Says "If you compare the Portland Metro area to the CDC’s statewide cavity rates ... the Portland Metro area would actually rank as having the 15th lowest cavity rate in the U.S."
False
By Janie Har • April 20, 2013
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to."
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Eileen Brady
Eileen Brady
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.
False
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
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