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Jim Bridenstine
Jim Bridenstine
stated on June 11, 2013 a House floor speech
"This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2013
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
stated on February 12, 2013 in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 1, 2013
Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon
stated on July 23, 2012 a mock debate
Embryonic stem cell research is at a "dead end, with no one good example of a successful treatment."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 31, 2012
Jim Bohl
Jim Bohl
stated on May 30, 2012 a news conference
Toothpaste contains "the poison substance of fluoride."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 9, 2012
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on March 17, 2011 Fox's "O'Reilly Factor"
"There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer."
Mostly False
March 22, 2011
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