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Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on June 24, 2015 a speech on the House floor:
"Florida has reduced its carbon emissions by 20 percent since 2005."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 7, 2015
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
stated on June 16, 2015 a press release:
Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.
True
By April Hunt • July 7, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2015 a speech:
Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 25, 2015
Athens Banner-Herald
Athens Banner-Herald
stated on May 10, 2015 a news report:
Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.
True
By April Hunt • June 24, 2015
Forecast the Facts
Forecast the Facts
stated on June 2, 2015 a statement on a web page.:
Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change."
False
By Sarah Hauer • June 16, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech at his economic summit for presidential candidates:
"If you care about the environment, we've got record funding."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2015
Allen West
Allen West
stated on March 19, 2015 a post on his website:
"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on March 4, 2015 an op-ed.:
"More than 7,000 Americans lost their lives to climate change-fueled events last year."
False
By Warren Fiske • March 23, 2015
Donna Nesselbush
Donna Nesselbush
stated on March 6, 2015 a commentary:
"In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Mark Reynolds • March 22, 2015
Karina Wood
Karina Wood
stated on February 12, 2015 testimony before the R.I. Senate Judiciary Committee:
Cigarette butts "poison babies and small children because of the nicotine in them."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 23, 2015
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview on MSNBC:
"Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 17, 2015
Center for Western Priorities
Center for Western Priorities
stated on February 5, 2015 a post on the organization's website:
"Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2015
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 20, 2015 the Republican response to the State of the Union address:
"A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 13, 2015 a meme on social media:
Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 17, 2014 a Senate floor speech:
"January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 12, 2015
Chris Coons
Chris Coons
stated on January 11, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2015
John Thune
John Thune
stated on January 4, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."    
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 4, 2015
Brad Rockwell
Brad Rockwell
stated on November 12, 2014 a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez:
Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 21, 2014
Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
stated on November 7, 2014 a segment on his RT show:
"The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • November 19, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on November 12, 2014 a media availability:
The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2014
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