Latest Fact-checks in Energy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: "The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not." Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2022 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2022 in 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.” Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year." Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration. Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in 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.” Jake LaTurner stated on February 25, 2022 in 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." Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in 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." Charlie Crist stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: “New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in 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." Sean Hannity stated on December 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.” Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2021 in 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. Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in post on Facebook: Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf. X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference. Randy Feenstra stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels." Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.” Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: “We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.” Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in 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.” Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in 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. Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in 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." Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact." Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in 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."
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Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: "The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not." Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2022 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2022 in 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.” Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year." Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration. Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in 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.” Jake LaTurner stated on February 25, 2022 in 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." Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in 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." Charlie Crist stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: “New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in 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." Sean Hannity stated on December 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.” Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2021 in 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. Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in post on Facebook: Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf. X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference. Randy Feenstra stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels." Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.” Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: “We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.” Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in 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.” Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in 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. Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in 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." Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact." Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in 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."
Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: "The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2022 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2022 in 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.”
Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."
Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration.
Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in 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.”
Jake LaTurner stated on February 25, 2022 in 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."
Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in 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."
Charlie Crist stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: “New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in 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."
Sean Hannity stated on December 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”
Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2021 in 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.
Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030."
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in post on Facebook: Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf.
X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: Photos show “diesel generators” at the COP26 climate change conference.
Randy Feenstra stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels."
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
Carol Miller stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy: “We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.”
Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in 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.”
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in 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.
Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in 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.”
Viral image stated on August 4, 2021 in 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."
Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact."
Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in 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."
