Claim: Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state's 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration.
Fact-check: Obama admin. denied Texas' request for disaster declaration to help fight wildfires
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Ciara O'Rourke
Date published: 2011-05-30T00:00:00