Greenland is much bigger than Texas.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
Multiple independent reliable sources, including Reuters (tier1) and WSJ (tier2), state Greenland is more than three times the size of Texas, and the Britannica and Geographical sources agree; the claim's 'much bigger' is consistent with a roughly threefold difference. The passage's own words are not evidence, and the claim matches the passage's wording without adding anything.
What was said
… Oh, it's terrible. It's so terrible what President Trump has done. You know, it was owned by Denmark, very good country, good, beautiful country, but they're pretty far away, and we're right next to it, and it's a massive piece of land. You know, it's much bigger than Texas. It just adds to the to our beautiful plate. Our plate's getting larger all the time. How about Venezuela? Are we doing pretty good there too? But, you know, they took a lot of heat from the fake news back there. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports Greenland is more than three times the size of Texas, with a population less than a tenth that of Detroit.[1]
Supports. WSJ states the island is over three times larger than Texas, spanning about 836,000 square miles.[3]
Supports. Britannica describes Greenland as more than three times the size of Texas, with a total area over 836,000 square miles.[4]
Context. Snopes notes that Mercator-type map projections exaggerate Greenland's apparent size, but the actual area comparison still stands; the figures in the record put Greenland at roughly three times Texas.[2][5]
Context. Some sources give a ratio of about 3.2 times, which is consistent with 'much bigger' and within the same range.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Denmark says 'fundamental disagreement' over Greenland ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Map Accurately Compares Size of Texas to Europe?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3How Big Is Greenland Compared With the U.S.?wsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Greenland | History, Denmark, Trump, Population, Map ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5The True Size of Greenland (Mercator vs Reality)visualcapitalist.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Greenland vs. Texas (USA) - Comparea Area Comparisoncomparea.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Size of Greenland compared to Texas - MyLifeElsewhere.commylifeelsewhere.com · not rated · cited for: context
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