Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitts tense look broke into a toothy grin at the end of a 22-minute interview with Time Magazine when the reporter called his response to a question good, but lawyerly.

Lawyerly, huh? the former Oklahoma attorney general said. He furrowed his brow for two seconds, then began to chuckle. Well, really? Well, thank you!

The interview one of only a few granted by Pruitt to a mainstream media outlet in recent months focused largely on his proposal last week to scrap the Clean Power Plan, a set of Obama-era regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions from electrical utilities. Pruitt has served as the speartip of President Donald Trump s deregulatory agenda, helping to eliminate or review most of the 52 environmental rules the administration has tackled since taking office.

Weve achieved a lot with the presidents leadership, Pruitt said.

He also seems to have adopted this presidents characteristic disregard for facts. Here are eight assertions he made during the interview that dont add up.