Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Climate Change Paul Babeu stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity": "The president has said the national security threat facing America, the top one, is global warming." Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.: Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism. Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030." Robert Henneke stated on June 23, 2015 in an oped column: "Obama’s Clean Power Plan ... eliminates coal-fired power plants." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." Don Zimmerman stated on April 27, 2015 in an Austin City Council briefing: "You don't have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun. I have people tell me, ‘Carbon dioxide warms the Earth.’ No, it doesn't. The sun warms the Earth." 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." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley. Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built." Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline. Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity': Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years." Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning." Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming: "Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on July 26, 2012 in a TV ad.: Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families." 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." Eric Hovde stated on July 2, 2012 in a news release: The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." EnergyCitizens.org stated on October 4, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost." EnergyCitizens.org stated on September 30, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan. 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."
Paul Babeu stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity": "The president has said the national security threat facing America, the top one, is global warming." Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.: Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism. Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030." Robert Henneke stated on June 23, 2015 in an oped column: "Obama’s Clean Power Plan ... eliminates coal-fired power plants." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." Don Zimmerman stated on April 27, 2015 in an Austin City Council briefing: "You don't have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun. I have people tell me, ‘Carbon dioxide warms the Earth.’ No, it doesn't. The sun warms the Earth." 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." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley. Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built." Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline. Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized." Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity': Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years." Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning." Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming: "Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on July 26, 2012 in a TV ad.: Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families." 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." Eric Hovde stated on July 2, 2012 in a news release: The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." EnergyCitizens.org stated on October 4, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost." EnergyCitizens.org stated on September 30, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan. 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."
Paul Babeu stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity": "The president has said the national security threat facing America, the top one, is global warming."
Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.: Climate change is "directly related" to the growth of terrorism.
Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030."
Robert Henneke stated on June 23, 2015 in an oped column: "Obama’s Clean Power Plan ... eliminates coal-fired power plants."
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
Don Zimmerman stated on April 27, 2015 in an Austin City Council briefing: "You don't have to be as smart as a fifth-grader to know what causes the climate is the sun. The sun. I have people tell me, ‘Carbon dioxide warms the Earth.’ No, it doesn't. The sun warms the Earth."
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."
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs."
American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.
Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built."
Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2014 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."
Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now."
Patrick Moore stated on March 11, 2014 in an interview on 'Hannity': Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years."
Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning."
Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming: "Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on July 26, 2012 in a TV ad.: Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families."
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."
Eric Hovde stated on July 2, 2012 in a news release: The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply."
Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
EnergyCitizens.org stated on October 4, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost."
EnergyCitizens.org stated on September 30, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.
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."