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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on on May 7, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Trump is wrong: Gas prices have reached near record highs, not ‘come down very substantially’
False
May 11, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on May 6, 2026 a social media post:
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2026
U.S. Energy Department
U.S. Energy Department
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 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
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
By Marta Campabadal Graus • 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
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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2023 a Facebook post:
The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • October 30, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 15, 2023 en una publicación en Facebook:
Las empresas solares en Estados Unidos "tienen que regalar paneles solares sin costo neto si lo solicitas".
False
By Maria Briceño • October 24, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 11, 2023 a Facebook post:
"‎The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • October 13, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2023 a speech:
“Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 24, 2023 una publicación en Facebook:
"En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas".
False
By Marta Campabadal Graus • September 29, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 19, 2023 an Instagram post:
A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2023
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