15 People 24374 Fact-checks 7690 Articles People (15) Democrats Rising Right to Rise Moms Rising City of Atlanta City of Austin Illinois Rising Action Providence City Council Freedom From Religion Foundation My City Bikes Norcross City Council City of Atlanta press release Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice New York City Police Benevolent Association Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait CQ Press City Crime Rankings, 2010-2011 Fact-checks (24374) 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 Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." By Louis Jacobson• May 27, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2022 in a post: Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam. By Jeff Cercone• January 7, 2022 James Inhofe stated on December 07, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked." By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009 Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.” By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2021 FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.” By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2021 Rick Perry stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "Most likely the primary control knob (for the earth’s temperature) is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in." By John Kruzel• June 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a post: Global warming is a “fraud.” By Andy Nguyen• January 31, 2023 Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in : "The Earth is not warming." By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Germany weather maps show media exaggerating effects of climate change. By Jeff Cercone• July 27, 2022 Kevin Coughlin stated on August 18, 2011 in a campaign speech: Says there’s not "much evidence to suggest that people have (contributed to global warming) or can do very much to change anything." By Sabrina Eaton• August 31, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video suggests Canada wildfires were deliberately set to advance “smart cities” push. By Tom Kertscher• August 30, 2023 Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute." By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor• August 14, 2011 Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a video: Climate change is “dictated by solar activity and the moon” and has “nothing to do with mankind.” By Andy Nguyen• November 29, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." By Julie Kliegman• May 13, 2014 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 Rick Perry stated on August 17, 2011 in a campaign stop in New Hampshire: Scientists are "questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question." By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor• August 22, 2011 Michael J. Gardiner stated on July 26, 2012 in a debate: After the 9/11 terrorist attacks grounded commercial air traffic, "there was a temperature drop while the airplanes weren't flying, for the week afterwards." By Tom Mooney• August 1, 2012 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: 1936 in the United States was “much hotter than 2023.” By Sara Swann• November 3, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in a post: "Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras." By Andy Nguyen• January 23, 2023 Articles (7690) Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter By Phillip Reese• September 11, 2023 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 Attacks and claims about climate change heat up the Truth-O-Meter By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’? By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023 What does extreme weather tell us about climate change? By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America? By Madison Czopek• August 25, 2023 Winter chill? Gather around our most recent Pants on Fire claims By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2015 Increase in murders by immigrants in Tulsa? By Jon Greenberg• March 20, 2018 The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it? By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019 In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021 What do we know about the relationship between climate change and Hurricane Harvey? By Manuela Tobias• August 31, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: Is Florida’s current COVID-19 case spike a result of seasonality? By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2021 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19 By Amy Sherman• April 24, 2020 Hollywood Hills deaths after Irma prompt new regulations, but what will they do? By Allison Graves• September 22, 2017 Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2017
Democrats Rising Right to Rise Moms Rising City of Atlanta City of Austin Illinois Rising Action Providence City Council Freedom From Religion Foundation My City Bikes Norcross City Council City of Atlanta press release Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice New York City Police Benevolent Association Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait CQ Press City Crime Rankings, 2010-2011
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 Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." By Louis Jacobson• May 27, 2014 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2022 in a post: Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam. By Jeff Cercone• January 7, 2022 James Inhofe stated on December 07, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked." By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009 Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.” By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2021 FreedomWorks stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Democrats want you American taxpayers to shell out $3 billion for ‘non-racist’ trees.” By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2021 Rick Perry stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "Most likely the primary control knob (for the earth’s temperature) is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in." By John Kruzel• June 22, 2017 Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a post: Global warming is a “fraud.” By Andy Nguyen• January 31, 2023 Barry Smitherman stated on November 17, 2013 in : "The Earth is not warming." By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2013 Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: Germany weather maps show media exaggerating effects of climate change. By Jeff Cercone• July 27, 2022 Kevin Coughlin stated on August 18, 2011 in a campaign speech: Says there’s not "much evidence to suggest that people have (contributed to global warming) or can do very much to change anything." By Sabrina Eaton• August 31, 2011 Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: Video suggests Canada wildfires were deliberately set to advance “smart cities” push. By Tom Kertscher• August 30, 2023 Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute." By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor• August 14, 2011 Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in a video: Climate change is “dictated by solar activity and the moon” and has “nothing to do with mankind.” By Andy Nguyen• November 29, 2022 Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." By Julie Kliegman• May 13, 2014 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 Rick Perry stated on August 17, 2011 in a campaign stop in New Hampshire: Scientists are "questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question." By Angie Drobnic Holan, David G. Taylor• August 22, 2011 Michael J. Gardiner stated on July 26, 2012 in a debate: After the 9/11 terrorist attacks grounded commercial air traffic, "there was a temperature drop while the airplanes weren't flying, for the week afterwards." By Tom Mooney• August 1, 2012 Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2023 in a Facebook post: 1936 in the United States was “much hotter than 2023.” By Sara Swann• November 3, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in a post: "Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras." By Andy Nguyen• January 23, 2023
Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter By Phillip Reese• September 11, 2023 Immigrant deaths and the science behind temperatures rising inside parked cars, trucks By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2017 Attacks and claims about climate change heat up the Truth-O-Meter By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’? By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023 What does extreme weather tell us about climate change? By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2014 Fact-checking recent claims about climate change By Amy Sherman• May 29, 2014 Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America? By Madison Czopek• August 25, 2023 Winter chill? Gather around our most recent Pants on Fire claims By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2015 Increase in murders by immigrants in Tulsa? By Jon Greenberg• March 20, 2018 The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it? By Daniel Funke• October 28, 2019 In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021 What do we know about the relationship between climate change and Hurricane Harvey? By Manuela Tobias• August 31, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: Is Florida’s current COVID-19 case spike a result of seasonality? By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2021 What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires? By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023 What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19 By Amy Sherman• April 24, 2020 Hollywood Hills deaths after Irma prompt new regulations, but what will they do? By Allison Graves• September 22, 2017 Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2017
