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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

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

Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad:

"Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years."

By Bill Wichert• July 28, 2013

General Beauregard Lee stated on February 02, 2011 in his website:

Says he predicts the weather better than Punxsutawney Phil.

By Willoughby Mariano• February 4, 2011

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

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

X posts stated on January 07, 2014 in posts on Twitter:

It’s warmer on Mars than it is in parts of the United States and Canada during the polar vortex.

By Julie Kliegman• January 7, 2014

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

Kirk Watson stated on December 31, 2012 in an opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman:

Says in "our region," 2011 was worst drought year ever recorded.

By Sue Owen• January 15, 2013

X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter:

Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.

By Steve Contorno• January 31, 2014

Jesse Watters stated on January 31, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News:

“We think the Earth’s warming” because “we’re literally cooking the books” with flawed temperature data.

By Madison Czopek• February 8, 2024

Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "Crossfire":

"Ninety-five percent of all the wages in Texas are above minimum wage."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 20, 2013

Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2023

Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 09, 2013 in a Senate speech published on YouTube:

"Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 28, 2013

Instagram posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a post:

"Scientists struggle to understand why Antarctica hasn’t warmed for over 70 years despite rise in CO2."

By Andy Nguyen• April 21, 2023

Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat:

“The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”

By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2023

Ted Cruz stated on June 04, 2022 in a tweet:

"The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas."

By Nusaiba Mizan• June 21, 2022

Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in :

"The Earth is not warming."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013

Dana Perino stated on January 04, 2022 in a segment:

A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.

By Samantha Putterman• January 10, 2022

Mary Matalin stated on October 22, 2009 in CNN's Situation Room program:

"For the last decade the climate has been cooling."

By Catharine Richert• October 27, 2009

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

By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019

Winter chill? Gather around our most recent Pants on Fire claims

By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2015

Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks

By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017

Health trend watch: Does drinking warm water help digestion?

By Grace Abels• February 4, 2026

COVID-19 surged as US election results dragged on

By Louis Jacobson• November 6, 2020

PunditFact's fact or fiction guide to the Super Bowl

By Aaron Sharockman• February 2, 2014

COVID-19 vaccine update: What to know about Pfizer and Moderna’s announcements

By Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim• November 16, 2020

What do we know about the relationship between climate change and Hurricane Harvey?

By Manuela Tobias• August 31, 2017

Super Bowl facts, falsehoods

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 1, 2014

What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19

By Amy Sherman• April 24, 2020

Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit

By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019

Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates in Detroit

By PolitiFact Staff • July 30, 2019

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

By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023

50 Cent’s upset with Biden’s tax plan. What does it mean for the rest of us?

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 31, 2020

Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America?

By Madison Czopek• August 25, 2023

The Truth-O-Meter's got your number

By Willoughby Mariano• January 23, 2011

Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter

By Phillip Reese• September 11, 2023

The Truth-O-Meter takes on the polar vortex

By Julie Kliegman• January 7, 2014

Fact-checking claims about the 'polar vortex'

By Julie Kliegman• January 8, 2014

Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero• March 4, 2022

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