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Latest Fact-Checks In Energy

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Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2022
Viral image
stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image:
The federal infrastructure bill includes “a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2021
Tom Tiffany
stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter:
Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • August 6, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 17, 2021
Citizens United
stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2021
Eric Greitens
stated on March 2, 2021 in an interview on 97.1 KTFK:
By ending the Keystone XL Pipeline project, President Joe Biden “imperiled one of Donald Trump’s most significant achievements, which was that we had achieved American energy independence.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • March 19, 2021
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stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, is managing director of Goldman Sachs. They oversee the Texas utilities.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The United States was energy independent in 2019 for the first time since 1957. In just 10 days we are sent back 50 years.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 15, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Biden family is so heavily invested in oil and energy in other countries.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2021 in an image:
Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2021
Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2020 in an article:
Video from 2019 shows Kamala Harris “caught in a major lie” about fracking during the 2020 vice presidential debate.
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 12, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden “just announced on CNN he will completely shut down drilling for oil and natural gas on day one of his administration.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech:
Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2020
Joe Manchin
stated on October 29, 2019 in a tweet:
Murray Energy is “the largest coal company in the United States.”
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart • November 8, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!”
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart, Glenn Kittle, Steven Murphy • October 8, 2019
Cecil Roberts
stated on September 4, 2019 in a speech:
“There are 1,600 new coal-fired power plants being constructed as I speak around the world.”
Mostly False
By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • September 20, 2019
Club for Growth
stated on July 25, 2019 in in a TV ad:
Dan McCready backed state legislation that raised consumers “$149 million a year in higher energy costs.”
Mostly False
By Elizabeth Thompson • August 8, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on March 2, 2019 in a speech:
“When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric.”
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • April 3, 2019
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