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Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity':

Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years."

By Katie Sanders• March 17, 2014

Dana Perino stated on February 09, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News:

On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces."

By Jon Greenberg• February 13, 2015

Viral image stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“NOAA makes it official… CO2 warming is a hoax.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 24, 2023

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:

"January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 12, 2015

Ron Johnson stated on August 01, 2016 in an interview:

"The climate hasn't warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically."

By Tom Kertscher• August 12, 2016

Instagram posts stated on July 07, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Antarctica has “an entrance to a different world” — a “mythic land” with green forests, giant animals, and “extraterrestrial technologies.”

By Luiz Romero• July 26, 2022

Jim Spencer stated on June 18, 2018 in a news blog post:

Says May 2018 marked the 401st straight month of global temperatures exceeding the 20th century average.

By W. Gardner Selby• June 20, 2018

Greg Gutfeld stated on June 02, 2017 in 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."

By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2017

Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.":

"NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming."

By Jon Greenberg• June 25, 2014

Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address:

"The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years."

By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• February 15, 2013

Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in :

"The Earth is not warming."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013

Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a video on Facebook:

"55,000 years ago the world was 2 degrees warmer Celsius than it is today.”

By Kristin Hugo• October 10, 2022

Instagram posts stated on April 15, 2023 in an Instagram reel:

“The Antarctic ice cap is not melting.”

By Sara Swann• April 25, 2023

Derrick Crowe stated on June 03, 2017 in as quoted in an Austin American-Statesman news story:

Says each of the past three years "has been the hottest on record."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 15, 2017

John Kerry stated on August 31, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post:

"Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."

By Catharine Richert• September 2, 2009

Watts Up With That stated on January 31, 2022 in a blog post:

“Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models.

By Jon Greenberg• February 4, 2022

Danielle Pletka stated on November 25, 2018 in in a panel discussion:

"We need to also recognize that we just had two of the coldest years, biggest drop in global temperatures that we have had since the 1980s, the biggest in the last 100 years. We don't talk about that."

By John Kruzel• November 28, 2018

Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“96% of U.S. climate data is corrupted.”

By Madison Czopek• August 19, 2022

Herschel Walker stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet:

Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”

By Tori Gantz, Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2022

Ted Cruz stated on March 17, 2015 in an interview on "Late Night with Seth Meyers":

"Many of the alarmists on global warming, they’ve got a problem because the science doesn’t back them up. In particular, satellite data demonstrate for the last 17 years, there’s been zero warming."

By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2015

The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?

By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019

What does extreme weather tell us about climate change?

By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’?

By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023

New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026

Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland

By Grace Abels• January 20, 2026

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’

By Amy Sherman• December 16, 2025

PunditFact's fact or fiction guide to the Super Bowl

By Aaron Sharockman• February 2, 2014

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

Super Bowl facts, falsehoods

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 1, 2014

Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement

By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2017

In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026

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