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The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on June 1, 2021 a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 17, 2021
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on June 7, 2021 an op-ed:
The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 9, 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 22, 2021 a Facebook post:
Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 27, 2021
Citizens United
Citizens United
stated on March 31, 2021 a tweet:
Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2021
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
stated on March 18, 2021 a House hearing:
The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 29, 2021
Allen West
Allen West
stated on February 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Since 2006 Texas has given $19B in taxpayer subsidies to wind energy companies. Over the past 2-3 years Texas has tripled our dependence on wind energy to 23-25 percent of our energy distribution system."
False
By Taylor Goldenstein • March 26, 2021
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on March 2, 2021 an interview on 97.1 KTFK:
By ending the Keystone XL Pipeline project, President Joe Biden “imperiled one of Donald Trump's most significant achievements, which was that we had achieved American energy independence.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • March 19, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 an interview on Fox News:
“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2021 a Facebook post:
Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 17, 2021
Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer
stated on February 26, 2021 testimony:
“Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”
True
By Brandon Mulder • March 5, 2021
Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
stated on February 16, 2021 a tweet:
“Subsidizing investment in wind has pushed gas and nuclear out. Now we live with the consequences.”
False
By Brandon Mulder • February 26, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 21, 2021 Facebook post:
The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies”
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 26, 2021
Lara Logan
Lara Logan
stated on February 19, 2021 a TV segment:
"The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 24, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Oil is now $61.30 a barrel and rising drastically! On Jan. 5, it was about $25 a barrel.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2021
Students for Trump
Students for Trump
stated on February 16, 2021 a Tweet:
“Joe Biden is handing our power grid to the Chinese Communist Party.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • February 23, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 17, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, is managing director of Goldman Sachs. They oversee the Texas utilities.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2021
Infowars
Infowars
stated on February 20, 2021 an article:
“Joe Biden’s Dept. of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • February 22, 2021
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Viral image
stated on February 18, 2021 a Facebook post:
A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 19, 2021
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