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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • December 23, 2021
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on November 16, 2021 a Senate hearing:
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • December 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 27, 2021 a post:
Electric vehicles are more likely to fail in traffic jams.
False
By Monique Curet • December 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 28, 2021 Facebook posts:
A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
Half-True
By Becca Schimmel • December 2, 2021
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 6, 2021 Panel discussion:
“Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • November 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 27, 2021 post on Facebook:
Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf.
False
By Becca Schimmel • November 18, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2021 an article:
"Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2021 social media posts:
“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2021 a Facebook post:
“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"
Mostly False
By Jason Asenso • August 27, 2021
Jill Karofsky
Jill Karofsky
stated on July 8, 2021 Legal opinion:
“A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.”
False
By Laura Schulte • July 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg."
False
By Andy Nguyen • July 19, 2021
Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis
stated on June 21, 2021 a press release:
“Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.”
Pants on Fire!
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 27, 2021
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on June 7, 2021 an op-ed:
The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 29, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • May 11, 2021
Survival International
Survival International
stated on April 22, 2021 a website press release:
With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021
Ben Cline
Ben Cline
stated on April 22, 2021 a floor speech.:
The Green New Deal “costs an average American household almost $700,000 through 2029.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 5, 2021
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
stated on April 23, 2021 a TV graphic:
"Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2021 a Facebook post:
Two photos show climate change “is a hoax.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2021
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