Lie September 14, 2020 · Remarks · Environment

“So we talk about forest management. And I've been talking about it for a long time -- that they have to do that. You go to other countries, and they don't have this problem, and they have more explosive trees -- meaning they catch fire much easier. … I think this is more of a management situation. You know, if you look at other countries -- you go to other countries in Europe -- Austria and Finland and numerous countries -- and I talk to the heads. They're -- they're forest nations. They're in forests. And they don't have problems like this. And they have very explosive trees, but they don't have problems like this.”

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September 14, 2020
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Remarks
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Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Environment
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29 times in the Post’s database
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Washington Post claims database (claim ID 24138)

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