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Roman McAllen
stated on June 22, 2018 a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention:

"The Railroad Commission of Texas has nothing to do with railroads."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency
stated on June 13, 2018 a statement to Bloomberg:

"The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2018 a tweet:

"101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2018

Tony Evers
stated on April 22, 2018 an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha:

Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes.

Mostly False

By Eric Litke • June 6, 2018

Senate Democrats
stated on May 23, 2018 a tweet:

"El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2018

Jacky Rosen
stated on May 10, 2018 a Rosen campaign press release:

Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2018

Kevin Cramer
stated on May 4, 2018 an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."

Half-True

By Manuela Tobias • May 10, 2018

Evan Jenkins
stated on April 23, 2018 a U.S. Senate debate:

"I’ve cut a half a billion (dollars) out of the EPA just in the last two years. We’ve cut 3,000 jobs out of the EPA."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2018

Tom Wolf
stated on March 23, 2018 Campaign video:

"Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers."

Half-True

By Colin Deppen • March 30, 2018

North Carolina Democratic Party
stated on March 27, 2018 an ad campaign:

NC Republicans "raided $58 million that was supposed to help create jobs for North Carolinians."

Half-True

By Paul Specht • March 27, 2018

Ryan Zinke
stated on February 23, 2018 a panel at the conservative CPAC conference:

"Under the previous administration it was … $100 to fill a car. American energy has delivered. Now it's $60. That’s $40 you have in your pocket … that you wouldn’t have."

False

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address:

"We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Kamala Harris
stated on January 24, 2018 a tweet:

"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2018

John Cox
stated on October 21, 2017 a Capital Public Radio interview:

Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.

False

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 31, 2017 a tweet:

"Coal production up 7.8% in past year. Down 31.5% last 10 years. #endingwaroncoal."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • November 6, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2017 a tweet:

"Long gas lines forming in North Korea."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2017

Marco Rubio's heckler
stated on August 22, 2017 during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP:

Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • August 29, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on August 22, 2017 a rally in Phoenix:

"We have become an energy exporter for the first time ever just recently."

False

By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2017

Viral image
stated on August 9, 2017 a Twitter post:

"Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."

False

By Joshua Gillin • August 9, 2017

Charles Schumer
stated on July 23, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"When the price for oil goes up on the markets, it goes right up, but it never goes down."

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2017

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