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Latest Fact-Checks In Climate Change

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Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer
stated on February 26, 2021 testimony:
“Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”
True
By Brandon Mulder • March 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Al Gore said in 2009 that “the North Pole will be ice-free in the summer by 2013 because of man-made global warming.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • March 2, 2021
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Viral image
stated on February 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Ted Cruz tweeted, “I’ll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden “will redirect the $30 billion” that Donald Trump “left for U.S. farmers to ‘climate change.’”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2021
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Viral image
stated on February 11, 2021 a Facebook post:
“NASA admits that man-made climate change is a hoax!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 16, 2021
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Viral image
stated on February 8, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photo shows the “USS Al Gore Global Warming Research Vessel” covered in ice.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 16, 2021
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on January 31, 2021 in an interview:
Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.”
False
By Brandon Mulder • February 5, 2021
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on January 22, 2021 a tweet:
Says that Biden’s ban on new federal leases will kill 120,000 Texas jobs.
Half-True
By Brandon Mulder • January 29, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 27, 2021 remarks when signing climate change executive orders:
“84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2021 an image:
Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 25, 2021 a video:
Says Bill Gates said “at least 3 billion people need to die” from the planet.
False
By Daniel Funke • January 27, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 20, 2021 a statement given to the press:
The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 26, 2021
Wayne Christian
Wayne Christian
stated on January 5, 2021 a letter:
Says that the Paris Climate Accord will cost the U.S. economy "6.5 million jobs and $3 trillion in economic growth by 2040."
Half-True
By Brandon Mulder • January 21, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 28, 2020 a post:
“The Green New Deal would require that 99% of homes in the country be torn down and rebuilt more ‘energy efficient’ over a ten year period.”
False
By Monique Curet • November 1, 2020
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
stated on October 16, 2020 a website post:
"Nancy Mace denies climate change."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 19, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 7, 2020 a debate:
“With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic (and Atmospheric) Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 1, 2020 a video:
Says Joe Biden’s website shows that he supports the Green New Deal, despite denials in debate.
Half-True
By Hayat Norimine • October 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
The man in a mugshot is “responsible for lighting 32 of the wildfires” on the West Coast.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 21, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
Map shows that wildfires stop at the US.-Canada border.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change.
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 15, 2020
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