Latest Fact-Checks In Weather

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2018 tweets
Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 18, 2018
Jim Spencer
Jim Spencer
stated on June 18, 2018 a news blog post
Says May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 6, 2018 a conference call about hurricane season
Says that people "went out in their boats to watch" Hurricane Harvey.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 7, 2018
Ryan Sitton
Ryan Sitton
stated on November 7, 2017 a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor
"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 8, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 30, 2017 blog posts
"San Juan Teamsters didn't show up for work to distribute relief supplies" because they went on strike.
Pants on Fire!
By Joshua Gillin • October 3, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 21, 2017 a post on the Internet
"12 more hurricanes headed towards U.S."
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Tanaka • September 25, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 6, 2017 a web post
"Hurricane Irma could be a Category 6 by the time it hits East Coast."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2017
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on June 24, 2017 a "Tampa Bay Times" article
Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • August 10, 2017
Greg Gutfeld
Greg Gutfeld
stated on June 2, 2017 Fox News The Five show
"Every single year that there's an increase (in temperature) it's within the margin of error -- meaning it isn't increasing."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 11, 2016 a debate
"Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 19, 2016
Duane Hall
Duane Hall
stated on August 23, 2016 a tweet
North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • September 9, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 1, 2016 an interview
"The climate hasn't warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically."  
False
August 12, 2016
State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance
stated on June 5, 2015 televised story
Georgia residents file the most insurance claims for lightning strikes in the country.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • June 10, 2015
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on April 27, 2015 an Austin City Council briefing
"You don't have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun.  I have people tell me, ‘Carbon dioxide warms the Earth.’  No, it doesn't.  The sun warms the Earth."
Mostly False
By Asher Price • June 5, 2015
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on May 1, 2015 a commentary in The Providence Journal
Annual precipitation "has increased in Rhode Island by over 12 inches in the last century."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 14, 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
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
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on July 8, 2014 a television ad
Says he "voted for disaster relief and full funding of FEMA."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 9, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on June 19, 2014 a television ad
"Congressman (Tom) Cotton is the only Arkansan in Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- to vote against disaster relief five times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 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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