Dean Phillips

Democratic presidential candidate. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2023 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact21 Jan 2024United States

Dean Phillips, Democratic presidential candidate

“We knew 100 years ago what would happen by burning fossil fuels.”

PolitiFact rated this: Some was known, but not fully

PolitiFact says: Theories began circulating in the 1800s, but it took until later in the 20th century for this knowledge to begin to solidify and become widely accepted.

Checked by PolitiFact20 Nov 2023United States Education

Dean Phillips, Democratic presidential candidate

“Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Recent polls show that well more than half of younger Americans broadly understand that the Holocaust occurred, though those surveys show that students knew less about more granular Holocaust information.