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The Republican witnesses in yesterday’s @SenateBudget hearing didn’t seem to have their facts straight.
So we’re setting the record straight with FIVE FACT CHECKS.
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#RisingSeasRisingCosts
So we’re setting the record straight with FIVE FACT CHECKS.
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#RisingSeasRisingCosts
CLAIM: Fossil-fuel funded @ceidotorg witness falsely claimed the impact of extreme weather has decreased fivefold since 1980s.
FACT CHECK: Not according to the World Meteorological Organization, which finds losses due to extreme weather have increased SEVENFOLD (1970s-2010s).
FACT CHECK: Not according to the World Meteorological Organization, which finds losses due to extreme weather have increased SEVENFOLD (1970s-2010s).
CLAIM: @ceidotorg’s witness claimed he didn’t know how much funding his organization gets from fossil fuel interests.
FACT CHECK: It got 10s of millions dollars from dark-money groups like DonorsTrust and fossil fuel interests like @exxonmobil, and the Koch Brothers.
FACT CHECK: It got 10s of millions dollars from dark-money groups like DonorsTrust and fossil fuel interests like @exxonmobil, and the Koch Brothers.
