Energy

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0% 78 Checks
mostly true
0% 112 Checks
half true
0% 143 Checks
mostly false
0% 134 Checks
false
0% 181 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 46 Checks
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stated on January 20, 2026 an op-ed
“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”
Mostly True
By Brooke Johnpier • February 13, 2026
stated on September 5, 2025 a post on X
“Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 26, 2025 a Cabinet meeting
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2025 a Cabinet meeting
China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2025
stated on May 25, 2025 an X post
“U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2025 remarks at the White House
“We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2025 an address to a joint session of Congress
The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 5, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 18, 2025 a post on Facebook
Former President Joe Biden “fired” 14,000 Keystone XL pipeline workers “​​on day one” of his administration.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2024 Rally
“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”
False
By Madeline Heim • November 26, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 16, 2024 a Facebook post
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
False
By Maria Briceño • November 19, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 14, 2024 a Facebook post
Elon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills.
False
November 15, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on November 5, 2024 a post
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.
False
By Grace Abels • November 6, 2024
Climate Power
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 Organization email
Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
False
By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Dave McCormick
Dave McCormick
stated on August 8, 2024 an X post
“Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • August 16, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 18, 2024 a speech in North Carolina
“Today, America has record energy production and we are energy independent.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2024
Doug Burgum
Doug Burgum
stated on May 25, 2024 a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention
Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity.
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 17, 2024
Jared Polis
Jared Polis
stated on May 15, 2024 an X post
Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • May 17, 2024
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
stated on April 2, 2024 TV ad
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
False
By Sophia Voight • May 1, 2024
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on December 4, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
False
By Laura Schulte • December 29, 2023
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Latest promises about Energy

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Cut energy costs by 50% in first year
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End offshore wind energy development
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Joe Biden
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Give disadvantaged communities 40% of spending benefits related to clean energy
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Create 1 million auto industry jobs
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Rejoin Iran nuclear deal
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Put US on a course to net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Joe Biden
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Block new fracking on federal lands, but not ban all fracking
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Establish new fuel economy standards
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Joe Biden
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Rejoin the Paris climate agreement
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