Latest Fact-Checks In Energy

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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.”
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By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2025
stated on May 25, 2025 an X post
“U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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."
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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.
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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.”
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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."
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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.”
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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.”
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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."
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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."
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By Duncan Slade • December 10, 2021
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 28, 2021 in a speech
"U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030."
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • November 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 20, 2021 a Facebook post
“Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
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By Gabrielle Settles • October 25, 2021
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