Latest Fact-Checks In Environment

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Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 25, 2019 a chain email
"14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • October 25, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!"
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart, Glenn Kittle, Steven Murphy • October 8, 2019
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 20, 2019 a tweet
The Green New Deal "would put a $600,000 tax burden on every household."  
False
By Amy Sherman • September 27, 2019
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on August 26, 2019 a news conference
 "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • September 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • September 11, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 4, 2019 a CNN climate town hall
Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. 
False
By Chris Nichols • September 6, 2019
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on September 4, 2019 a town hall
The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."
False
By John Kruzel • September 6, 2019
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Viral image
stated on August 19, 2019 a Facebook post
"When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
False
September 6, 2019
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stated on September 4, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward."
False
September 6, 2019
John Delaney
John Delaney
stated on August 27, 2019 an interview
The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. 
False
By John Kruzel • September 6, 2019
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 14, 2019 a speech
"The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 27, 2019
Allen Frances
Allen Frances
stated on August 25, 2019 remarks on CNN's "Reliable Sources"
"Trump is as destructive a person in this century as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were in the last century. He may be responsible for many more million deaths than they were."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2019 in a story
"Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 23, 2019
Jimmy Anderson
Jimmy Anderson
stated on May 29, 2019 a tweet
Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets. 
Half-True
By Mica Soellner • June 11, 2019
Heidi Scheuermann
Heidi Scheuermann
stated on May 16, 2019 floor debate
They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t.
Half-True
By Elizabeth Gribkoff • May 24, 2019
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stated on May 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 21, 2019
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stated on May 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup."
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 17, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on April 29, 2019 a cable TV news interview.
"We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." 
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 1, 2019
Maxine Lipeles
Maxine Lipeles
stated on February 24, 2019 a newspaper article
"All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue."
True
By Kennedy Simone • April 26, 2019
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stated on April 10, 2019 a Facebook post
A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally.
Pants on Fire!
April 22, 2019
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