Claim: A Democratic video says 240 House members "voted in 2011 that climate change was a 'hoax.' " Not exactly. The 2011 vote was ultimately a referendum on who should set climate change policy -- the Environmental Protection Agency or Congress. It was not a vote on whether climate change is a "hoax."
Fact-check: Democrats Distort Vote on Climate Change - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a democratic video says 240 house members "voted in 2011 that climate change was a 'hoax.' " not exactly. the 2011 vote was ultimately a referendum on who should set climate change policy -- the environmental protection agency or congress. it was not a vote on whether climate change is a "hoax."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2013-04-26T18:00:23