Fact Check Posts – Page 7

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.”

By William Skipworth • March 19, 2021

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.”

By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2021

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.

By Eric Litke • March 17, 2021

Energy Transfer
stated on February 26, 2021 testimony

“Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”

By Brandon Mulder • March 5, 2021

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.”

By Brandon Mulder • February 26, 2021

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”

By Nusaiba Mizan • February 26, 2021

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.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 24, 2021

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.”

February 24, 2021

Students for Trump
stated on February 16, 2021 a Tweet

“Joe Biden is handing our power grid to the Chinese Communist Party.”

February 23, 2021

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.”

February 23, 2021

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.”

February 23, 2021

Infowars
stated on February 20, 2021 an article

“Joe Biden’s Dept. of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Killer Storm”

By Daniel Funke • February 22, 2021

Viral image
stated on February 18, 2021 a Facebook post

A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.

February 19, 2021

Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 16, 2021 a tweet

“Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”

By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2021 a Facebook post

Says Joe Biden “helps build Afghanistan’s pipeline.”

February 18, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2021 a Facebook post

“The United States was energy independent in 2019 for the first time since 1957. In just 10 days we are sent back 50 years.”

February 18, 2021

Tucker Carlson
stated on February 16, 2021 a TV segment

“Unbeknownst to most people, the Green New Deal came to Texas; the power grid in the state became totally reliant on windmills.”

February 17, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2021 a Facebook post

Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”

February 15, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2021 a Facebook post

"The Biden family is so heavily invested in oil and energy in other countries."

February 10, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2021 a Facebook post

“Shell Oil laying off 9,000 workers” because of Joe Biden.

February 8, 2021

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