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Chris Wright
Chris Wright
stated on April 19, 2026 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2026
Chris Wright
Chris Wright
stated on March 12, 2026 an interview with Fox News:
The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2026
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
U.S. Energy Department
U.S. Energy Department
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
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
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on August 30, 2023 a post on X:
“Gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.”
Half-True
By Michelle Peribanez • October 6, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on September 27, 2023 an interview with Sean Hannity:
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 28, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on September 27, 2023 a GOP presidential primary debate in California:
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 13, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • August 16, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on March 3, 2023 a speech at CPAC:
Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2023
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on January 27, 2023 a video:
“Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
Half-True
By Andy Nguyen • February 14, 2023
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on November 28, 2022 a statement on a website:
Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 1, 2022
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on September 20, 2022 a tweet:
“Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States.
Half-True
By Aiddia Mitchell, Jasper Birmingham Jr • October 18, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on October 10, 2022 a debate:
“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 17, 2022 an ad:
"Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2022
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on March 23, 2022 a Senate hearing:
In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on March 19, 2022 an email newsletter:
“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”
Half-True
By Eleanor Hildebrandt • March 30, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 1, 2022 an ad:
Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2022
Jake LaTurner
Jake LaTurner
stated on February 25, 2022 an ad:
The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 28, 2022
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on November 16, 2021 a Senate hearing:
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • December 10, 2021
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