Latest False Fact-checks in Energy Dave McCormick stated on August 8, 2024 in an X post: “Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.” American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years. Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook: Las empresas solares en Estados Unidos "tienen que regalar paneles solares sin costo neto si lo solicitas". Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech: “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines." Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas". Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image: "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate." Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023: Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo. Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: 2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2022 in video: The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners. Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: You can't pour water on flames from an electric car battery because “water makes lithium burn." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Instagram posts stated on July 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: "If every person on earth just recycled, stopped using plastic straws, and drove an electric car, 100 corporations would still produce 70% of total global emissions." Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet: Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher. Kevin McCarthy stated on June 17, 2022 in a tweet: “American oil is … more affordable” than foreign oil. Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet: "The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas." Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2022 in a post: "President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!" Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "one of Tesla's lithium supply mines where entire mountains are eliminated." Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps. Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars." Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.” Mike Pence stated on March 7, 2022 in an ad from Advancing American Freedom: Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."
Dave McCormick stated on August 8, 2024 in an X post: “Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.” American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years. Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook: Las empresas solares en Estados Unidos "tienen que regalar paneles solares sin costo neto si lo solicitas". Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech: “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines." Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas". Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image: "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate." Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023: Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo. Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: 2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2022 in video: The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners. Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: You can't pour water on flames from an electric car battery because “water makes lithium burn." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Instagram posts stated on July 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: "If every person on earth just recycled, stopped using plastic straws, and drove an electric car, 100 corporations would still produce 70% of total global emissions." Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet: Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher. Kevin McCarthy stated on June 17, 2022 in a tweet: “American oil is … more affordable” than foreign oil. Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet: "The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas." Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2022 in a post: "President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!" Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "one of Tesla's lithium supply mines where entire mountains are eliminated." Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps. Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars." Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.” Mike Pence stated on March 7, 2022 in an ad from Advancing American Freedom: Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."
Dave McCormick stated on August 8, 2024 in an X post: “Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.”
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years.
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook: Las empresas solares en Estados Unidos "tienen que regalar paneles solares sin costo neto si lo solicitas".
Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post: "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.”
Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech: “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines."
Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: "En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas".
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.”
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image: "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate."
Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023: Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo.
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks.
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: 2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy
Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2022 in video: The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners.
Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2022 in a Facebook post: You can't pour water on flames from an electric car battery because “water makes lithium burn."
Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
Instagram posts stated on July 10, 2022 in an Instagram post: "If every person on earth just recycled, stopped using plastic straws, and drove an electric car, 100 corporations would still produce 70% of total global emissions."
Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet: Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher.
Kevin McCarthy stated on June 17, 2022 in a tweet: “American oil is … more affordable” than foreign oil.
Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2022 in a tweet: "The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas."
Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2022 in a post: "President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!"
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "one of Tesla's lithium supply mines where entire mountains are eliminated."
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: People protesting the Dakota Access pipeline “were intentionally poisoned” by government officials in North Dakota when a pilot “knowingly sprayed poisonous chemicals” over protesters’ camps.
Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.
Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.”
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars."
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.”
Mike Pence stated on March 7, 2022 in an ad from Advancing American Freedom: Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."
