Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In Energy

Clear
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more."  
False
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."
False
January 9, 2020
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on December 1, 2019 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs."  
False
By Chris Nichols • December 6, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on June 10, 2019 a press conference
China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States."
Mostly True
By Minh Do • December 4, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 29, 2019 a tweet
Murray Energy is "the largest coal company in the United States."
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart • November 8, 2019
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 25, 2019 a chain email
"14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • October 25, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on September 23, 2019 a news release
"About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana."
True
By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • October 10, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!"
Mostly False
By Broghan Swart, Glenn Kittle, Steven Murphy • October 8, 2019
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on August 25, 2019 a tweet
The United States is "#1 in oil consumption" in the world.
Mostly True
By Autumn Cecil, Jacqueline Kautz • October 1, 2019
Cecil Roberts
Cecil Roberts
stated on September 4, 2019 a speech
"There are 1,600 new coal-fired power plants being constructed as I speak around the world."
Mostly False
By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • September 20, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2019 a speech
The United States is "very energy independent."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • September 13, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2019 a speech
"From 2010 to 2017, natural gas production plummeted by nearly 70 percent in New York, but it soared almost 1,000 percent in Pennsylvania."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 4, 2019
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 14, 2019 a speech
"The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 27, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 11, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a gas-powered van towing a diesel generator that is charging an electric car.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2019 a rally in Manchester, NH
Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration.
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2019
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 25, 2019 in a TV ad
Dan McCready backed state legislation that raised consumers "$149 million a year in higher energy costs."
Mostly False
By Elizabeth Thompson • August 8, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Thomas Homer-Dixon as saying a windmill will "never generate as much energy as was invested building it."
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 12, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 a speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee
"The noise (from windmills) causes cancer."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 2, 2019 a speech
"When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • April 3, 2019
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
stated on March 7, 2019 a U.S. House hearing
"Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2019
Previous Next