Latest Fact-checks in Oil Spill Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County." Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions. Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh." Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis." Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Alex Sink stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech: "The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling." George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter: The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill. Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties." Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." James Carville stated on June 8, 2010 in a fundraising letter: Alex Sink was "the first official who said that BP should pay $25 million for an ad campaign to promote Florida tourism." Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem." Mitch McConnell stated on June 9, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP." VoteVets.org stated on May 26, 2010 in a TV ad: The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half." Scott Maddox stated on May 25, 2010 in email to supporters: After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived." Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana. Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket. Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email: "Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling." Ed Schultz stated on May 5, 2010 in a broadcast of the Ed Show: "Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade." Mary Landrieu stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."
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Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County." Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions. Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh." Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis." Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Alex Sink stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech: "The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling." George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter: The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill. Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties." Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." James Carville stated on June 8, 2010 in a fundraising letter: Alex Sink was "the first official who said that BP should pay $25 million for an ad campaign to promote Florida tourism." Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem." Mitch McConnell stated on June 9, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP." VoteVets.org stated on May 26, 2010 in a TV ad: The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half." Scott Maddox stated on May 25, 2010 in email to supporters: After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived." Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana. Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket. Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email: "Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling." Ed Schultz stated on May 5, 2010 in a broadcast of the Ed Show: "Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade." Mary Landrieu stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."
Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County."
Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.
Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States."
Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."
Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)."
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."
Alex Sink stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech: "The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."
Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969."
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling."
George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter: The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill.
Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."
Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
James Carville stated on June 8, 2010 in a fundraising letter: Alex Sink was "the first official who said that BP should pay $25 million for an ad campaign to promote Florida tourism."
Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
Mitch McConnell stated on June 9, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."
VoteVets.org stated on May 26, 2010 in a TV ad: The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half."
Scott Maddox stated on May 25, 2010 in email to supporters: After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started."
Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived."
Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana.
Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.
Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email: "Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling."
Ed Schultz stated on May 5, 2010 in a broadcast of the Ed Show: "Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade."
Mary Landrieu stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."
