Latest Fact-checks in Environment Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel." Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in 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." Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in 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." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in 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." Allen Frances stated on August 25, 2019 in 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." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in 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. Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in 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. Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California. Viral image stated on May 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in 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." Maxine Lipeles stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article: "All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue." Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally. Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it." Viral image stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain." Viral image stated on March 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer." Scott Beck stated on March 26, 2019 in debate on the House floor: "It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not." Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week." Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s." Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789." Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington." Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel." Viral image stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton said, "This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half of a billion people who could live a sustainable life in relative comfort. Human populations must be greatly diminished, and as quickly as possible to limit further environmental damage." Morgan Griffith stated on February 11, 2019 in a newsletter.: "Our country has succeeded in reducing greenhouse emissions in previous years." Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." Bloggers stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel." Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in 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." Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in 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." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in 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." Allen Frances stated on August 25, 2019 in 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." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in 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. Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in 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. Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California. Viral image stated on May 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup." Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in 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." Maxine Lipeles stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article: "All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue." Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally. Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it." Viral image stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain." Viral image stated on March 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer." Scott Beck stated on March 26, 2019 in debate on the House floor: "It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not." Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week." Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s." Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789." Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington." Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel." Viral image stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton said, "This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half of a billion people who could live a sustainable life in relative comfort. Human populations must be greatly diminished, and as quickly as possible to limit further environmental damage." Morgan Griffith stated on February 11, 2019 in a newsletter.: "Our country has succeeded in reducing greenhouse emissions in previous years." Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." Bloggers stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general.
Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."
Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in 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."
Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in 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."
John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.
Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in 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."
Allen Frances stated on August 25, 2019 in 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."
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in 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.
Heidi Scheuermann stated on May 16, 2019 in 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.
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California.
Viral image stated on May 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a deer became "riddled with tumors from eating plants sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup."
Cory Booker stated on April 29, 2019 in 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."
Maxine Lipeles stated on February 24, 2019 in a newspaper article: "All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue."
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally.
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it."
Viral image stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain."
Viral image stated on March 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer."
Scott Beck stated on March 26, 2019 in debate on the House floor: "It is a carbon tax whether it is convenient to say it or not."
Viral image stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week."
Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview: "We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s."
Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.
Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789."
Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington."
Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed: The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."
Viral image stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton said, "This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half of a billion people who could live a sustainable life in relative comfort. Human populations must be greatly diminished, and as quickly as possible to limit further environmental damage."
Morgan Griffith stated on February 11, 2019 in a newsletter.: "Our country has succeeded in reducing greenhouse emissions in previous years."
Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans."
Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet: California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."