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James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:

Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026

Steve Adler stated on November 19, 2014 in a TWC News debate:

"The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And that's not right. We can do better."

By Dylan Baddour• December 11, 2014

Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:

There’s polio in New York City’s tap water.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2022

Kathleen Ford stated on August 06, 2013 in a mayoral debate:

"There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."

By Katie Sanders• August 8, 2013

Miami-Dade County stated on July 09, 2013 in a county budget document:

Miami-Dade has "the nation’s highest-rated tap water."

By Amy Sherman• July 12, 2013

Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview:

“Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water

By Laura Schulte• February 19, 2021

Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says drinking a "6-ounce glass of tonic water each night before bed" will help alleviate restless legs syndrome.

By Samantha Putterman• October 21, 2019

Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden:

Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.”

By Sophie Austin• July 17, 2020

Eileen Brady stated on September 08, 2011 in in a speech:

Says "Many people I’ve talked to are angry that because of City Hall inaction we may have to spend a needless $500 million to cover and treat our pure drinking water."

By Janie Har• October 21, 2011

Liquid Death stated on October 27, 2022 in an ad:

In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."

By Tom Kertscher• November 8, 2022

Doug Whitsett stated on June 03, 2011 in a legislative hearing:

The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.

By Janie Har• June 18, 2011

Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview:

“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• April 18, 2021

Matt Wingard stated on May 04, 2011 in a House floor session:

Increasing the bottle deposit to 10 cents on a case of water bottles could literally double the price of that product in the store.

By Janie Har• May 13, 2011

Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message:

An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.

By Daniel Funke• March 25, 2020

Beto O'Rourke stated on April 29, 2019 in climate change plan:

"60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe."

By Miriam Valverde• May 7, 2019

Instagram posts stated on May 17, 2023 in an Instagram reel:

Pop-Tarts and other foods “have antifreeze in them.”

By Sara Swann• June 1, 2023

Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in :

"I want clean air. I want crystal clean water. And we’ve got it. We’ve got the cleanest country in the planet right now."

By Manuela Tobias• August 23, 2018

Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

At Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally, when an attendee had a medical emergency, none of the “abortion doctors” onstage helped.

By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2024

JD Vance stated on January 12, 2025 in a Fox News interview:

“Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years."

By Caleb McCullough• January 17, 2025

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

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