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Latest Fact-Checks In Energy

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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 7, 2022 an ad from Advancing American Freedom
Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."
False
March 11, 2022
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on February 3, 2022 Twitter
"The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
True
By D.L. Davis • March 11, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2022 a Facebook post
U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.”
Mostly True
By Andy Nguyen • March 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2022 a Facebook post
Two years ago we were “drilling our own oil for $27 a barrel.” Now, thanks to Joe Biden, we’re “paying $105 a barrel to Russia.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 10, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 8, 2022 a speech
The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman, Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2022 a Facebook post
"Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration.
False
March 9, 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
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
February 28, 2022
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
stated on February 22, 2022 a TV segment
“We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 28, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2022 a Facebook post
The United States buys "206,000 barrels of oil a day" from Russia but "shut down domestic oil production a year ago."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • February 28, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 3, 2022 Twitter
“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 11, 2022
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 8, 2022 a Facebook post
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 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
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on December 1, 2021 a TV segment
"If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • December 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Low gas prices in Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia show that Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline project is to blame for U.S. prices.
False
December 1, 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 27, 2021 post on Facebook
Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf.
False
November 18, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on November 9, 2021 a tweet
Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference.
False
November 10, 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 • October 28, 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.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 25, 2021
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