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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate
"I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 27, 2016
Americans for Prosperity: Florida
Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on September 12, 2016 a campaign mailer
Says "Patrick Murphy’s ‘Pay More’ energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!"
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2016 a speech on energy policy
In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2016
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate
Under a new federal regulation, it will cost Pinellas County "$31 million to fix a single ditch."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • May 9, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 30, 2016 a CNN town hall in Milwaukee
"The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2016
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on January 15, 2016 a news release
"The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work"
Mostly False
By Mike Jenner • March 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 30, 2015 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2015
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on October 14, 2015 a news conference
"In 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated."  
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • October 25, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 16, 2015 prepared remarks in a written speech
To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 22, 2015
Credo Action
Credo Action
stated on August 27, 2015 a YouTube video
The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 1, 2015
Robert Henneke
Robert Henneke
stated on June 23, 2015 an oped column
"Obama’s Clean Power Plan ... eliminates coal-fired power plants."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 24, 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
June 25, 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
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
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
Anna Kooiman
Anna Kooiman
stated on November 6, 2014 a segment on "Fox & Friends"
"There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • November 11, 2014
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on September 16, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 19, 2014
Cory Gardner
Cory Gardner
stated on July 28, 2014 an interview on Univision Radio
"We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • July 31, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 20, 2014 an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2014
Dana Perino
Dana Perino
stated on April 22, 2014 a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
"A lot of the problems with forest fires ... is because of bad policy (not to clear out the forests) that was put in place by environmentalists."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2014
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