Become a Member ![\\"snopes](\\"/design/images/logo-main.png\\"/) Search My Profile Logout Submit a Rumor Latest Trending News & Politics Entertainment Fact Checks Quiz Sections Latest Trending Fact Checks News Collections More Contact Us Submit a Rumor Archives Quiz FactBot Newsletters About Us Categories News & Politics Entertainment Science & Technology Lifestyle Free accounts support our journalism Become a Member Login My Profile Logout ![\\"republican_symbol\\"](\\"/design/images/republican_symbol.png\\"/) Snopes fact-checked the vice presidential debate live! Read more here ![\\"democrat_symbol\\"](\\"/design/images/democrat_symbol.png\\"/) Fact Check # Did Ted Cruz Tweet \'I\'ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over\'? ## The senator is under fire for traveling to Cancún, Mexico, as a winter storm shut down power across his state. ### Nur Ibrahim ### Published Feb. 19, 2021 Updated Feb. 20, 2021 ![\\"](\\" ted-cruz-texas-freezes-over.png\\") Image courtesy of Twitter Claim: In Sept. 2016, Ted Cruz tweeted, “I’ll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over.” Rating: False About this rating Sen. Ted Cruz is under fire for taking a flight to the resort town of Cancún, Mexico, on Feb. 17, 2021, as his home state of Texas underwent severe winter storms. Cruz returned the next day, saying the trip was “obviously a mistake.” Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people lost access to heat and electricity, and millions were forced to boil their own tap water before drinking it because of damaged infrastructure. As a result, a screenshot of a tweet claiming to be from his Twitter account began circulating on the internet, in which Cruz allegedly said, “I’ll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over.” The tweet appeared to be from Sept. 8, 2016. Advertisement: ![\\"Text,](\\" freezes-over.png\\") Advertisement: We looked through Cruz’ Twitter history, and there is no record of him having tweeted this, even in archived versions of his page from Sept. 2016. A look at ProPublica\'s deleted tweets archive also showed no results from that date. He was also never quoted saying this publicly based on online searches. Other memes emerged quoting Cruz, without attributing the tweets as well. This particular meme said “Satire” on the bottom right. ![\\"\\"](\\" Square-1-1.jpg\\") Advertisement: The exact origin of the quote is unclear, but we found the same quote on a website called Tjshome.com on a page stating, “Funny Status Messages and Tweets.” This particular quote was added to the list on Feb. 18, 2021, in the midst of the power crisis in Texas. Others on the page appeared to be one-line jokes. ![\\"\\"](\\" Shot-2021-02-19-at-12.08.49-PM.png\\") Advertisement: Given that the quote was not tweeted from Ted Cruz’ account, and there is no record of him saying this, we rate this claim as “False.” #### Updates Feb. 20, 2021: Corrected claim rating in last paragraph. ### By Nur Ibrahim Nur Nasreen Ibrahim is a reporter with experience working in television, international news coverage, fact checking, and creative writing. ## Article Tags Sen. Ted Cruz Recommendations Advertisement: ![\\"Snopes.com\\"](\\"/design/images/logo-main.png\\") Company About Us FAQs Contact Us Submit a Topic Navigate Home Search Archive Newsletters Random Sections Latest Top Fact Checks News Account Join Login Game FactBot Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter © 1995 - 2024 by Snopes Media Group Inc. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com Terms of Use Privacy Policy DMCA Policy
In Sept 2016 Ted Cruz tweeted I’ll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over