Promise vs Reality
Documented Lies
Public commitments that were later broken, quietly abandoned, or contradicted on the record. Each entry pairs the promise — with its primary source — against the documented violations that followed.
ExxonMobil
Violated
Catastrophic
Primary evidence
Climate
ExxonMobil: 'The science is uncertain' — while internal scientists confirmed warming
Said:
“Currently, the scientific evidence is inconclusive as to whether human activities are having a significant effect on the global climate.”
Promised 2000-01-01
Audience: General public
2 sourced violations
Most recent breach 2023-01-13