Lie April 25, 2019 · Interview · Environment

“The New Green Deal, okay, and it's got to be some kind of a joke. It's got to be -- they have to be kidding but, you know, I saw the senator from Hawaii [Mazie Hirono] … And they asked her about it, the New Green Deal. They said, how about that? And she goes, well, I'm in Hawaii and I understand they won't allow airplanes. And she said, it's hard for me but I will approve it anyway.”

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April 25, 2019
Where
Interview
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Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Environment
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61 times in the Post’s database
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Washington Post claims database (claim ID 10171)

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