“Eliminating greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles "will save American taxpayers over $1.3 trillion.”
What FactCheck.org found
The alleged "savings" does not incorporate any benefits of the emissions standards. By one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s own calculations, getting rid of the standards could cost billions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Lee Zeldin (EPA Administrator) made this claim around 12 February 2026. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 March 2026, 33 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Lee Zeldin has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/ovAii93G9EI
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