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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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Becca Schimmel • 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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, Sabine Martin • 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
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 16, 2021 a Facebook post:
A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 12, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2021 an article:
"Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
False
By Gabrielle Settles • October 11, 2021
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 28, 2021 an article in RealClearEnergy:
“We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.”
Half-True
By Ava Peroni, Elisa Contreras • October 5, 2021
Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer
stated on September 13, 2021 remarks during a House hearing:
“As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2021
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 8, 2021 an interview on CNN:
“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2021 social media posts:
The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2021
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on August 11, 2021 an OAN broadcast.:
Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.”
Half-True
By Jason Asenso • August 17, 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
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on July 20, 2021 Twitter:
Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • August 6, 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
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on June 28, 2021 a show:
“In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission."
False
By Brandon Mulder • July 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2021 a Facebook post:
“California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.”
False
By Sasha Hupka • July 2, 2021
Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis
stated on June 21, 2021 a press release:
“Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.”
Pants on Fire!
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 27, 2021
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