Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Energy Doug Burgum stated on May 25, 2024 in a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention: Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity. Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition: Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.” Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.” Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " Tom Cotton stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad: The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund." Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.” Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a post: Fuel containing 15% ethanol will ruin a car engine. Bill O'Reilly stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website: “As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.” 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.” 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 The Gateway Pundit stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post: Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.” Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.” Eric Greitens stated on March 2, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, is managing director of Goldman Sachs. They oversee the Texas utilities.” Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The Biden family is so heavily invested in oil and energy in other countries." Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.” Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in an article: Video from 2019 shows Kamala Harris “caught in a major lie” about fracking during the 2020 vice presidential debate. Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “just announced on CNN he will completely shut down drilling for oil and natural gas on day one of his administration.”
Doug Burgum stated on May 25, 2024 in a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention: Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity. Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition: Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.” Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.” Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " Tom Cotton stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad: The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund." Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.” Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a post: Fuel containing 15% ethanol will ruin a car engine. Bill O'Reilly stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website: “As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.” 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.” 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 The Gateway Pundit stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post: Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.” Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.” Eric Greitens stated on March 2, 2021 in 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.” Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, is managing director of Goldman Sachs. They oversee the Texas utilities.” Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in 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.” Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The Biden family is so heavily invested in oil and energy in other countries." Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.” Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in an article: Video from 2019 shows Kamala Harris “caught in a major lie” about fracking during the 2020 vice presidential debate. Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “just announced on CNN he will completely shut down drilling for oil and natural gas on day one of his administration.”
Doug Burgum stated on May 25, 2024 in a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party convention: Donald Trump “shut down” Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Joe Biden approved it, then Biden shut down U.S. liquified natural gas export capacity.
Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”
One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition: Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.”
Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.
Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "
Tom Cotton stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad: The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund."
Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”
Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a post: Fuel containing 15% ethanol will ruin a car engine.
Bill O'Reilly stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website: “As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”
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.”
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
Citizens United stated on March 31, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”
Eric Greitens stated on March 2, 2021 in 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.”
Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”
Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, is managing director of Goldman Sachs. They oversee the Texas utilities.”
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in 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.”
Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”
Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The Biden family is so heavily invested in oil and energy in other countries."
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in an article: Video from 2019 shows Kamala Harris “caught in a major lie” about fracking during the 2020 vice presidential debate.
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “just announced on CNN he will completely shut down drilling for oil and natural gas on day one of his administration.”
