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Latest Fact-Checks In Transportation

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Dana Perino
Dana Perino
stated on January 4, 2022 a segment:
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2022 a post:
Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam.
False
By Jeff Cercone • January 7, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2021 an Instagram post:
A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles • November 5, 2021
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on October 5, 2021 a tweet:
The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels."
True
By Lyle Muller, Sabine Martin • October 28, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2021 an Instagram post:
Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 25, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 11, 2021 a blog post:
“Vaxxed Delta pilot dies in-flight, emergency landing required.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 13, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on October 10, 2021 a tweet:
“Countless Southwest Airlines employees have walked out of their jobs to oppose the vaccine mandate, causing operations to effectively shut down.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2021 Facebook posts:
The Biden-backed infrastructure bill contains a provision establishing a per-mile driving tax.
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 29, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 5, 2021 a Facebook post:
“The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 10, 2021
Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
stated on July 5, 2021 TV interview:
"We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”
True
By D.L. Davis • August 20, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 4, 2021 a viral image:
The federal infrastructure bill includes “a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 8, 2021 a Facebook post:
Flights across America are backed up because airline crews are “refusing the mandated jab” and walking off boarded flights.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2021 a Facebook post:
General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg."
False
By Andy Nguyen • July 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says the Pentagon killed a man who invented a water-powered fuel cell for cars.
False
By Andy Nguyen • June 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive.
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • May 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 29, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • May 11, 2021
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 a tweet:
"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • April 30, 2021
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