“The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”
Patrick Burke
New York Assembly member. a press release. Claim dated 3 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
The Great Lakes account for 21% of the world’s freshwater and 84% of North America's surface freshwater, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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In short
Patrick Burke (New York Assembly member) made this claim around 3 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2024, 18 days later. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
- nyassembly.govhttps://nyassembly.gov/mem/Patrick-Burke/story/100976
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