9 People 23315 Fact-checks 7431 Articles People (9) Energy Transfer Allen Frances Say Anything Blog Judicial Confirmation Network Ohio Oil and Gas Association American Energy Alliance Institute for Energy Research Solar Energy Fairness U.S. Energy Department Fact-checks (23315) Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022 Jim Moran stated on February 15, 2012 in s speech.: "And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years." By Nancy Madsen• March 23, 2012 David Porter stated on July 28, 2010 in a press release.: Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man." By W. Gardner Selby• September 12, 2010 Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)." By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2010 Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." By Aaron Sharockman• October 5, 2009 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.” By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “helps build Afghanistan’s pipeline.” By Tom Kertscher• February 18, 2021 Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 16, 2010 Joe Barton stated on August 19, 2010 in a speech.: "Eighty percent of the oil we're discovering, we're discovering in the deep Gulf" of Mexico. By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2021 in social media posts: “Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!" By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2021 Rick Santorum stated on June 06, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2011 Dennis Kucinich stated on March 03, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government." By James McCarty• March 24, 2011 Jim Webb stated on February 03, 2011 in a committee hearing.: The war in Iraq was a major factor in blowing "the top off the price of oil." By Jacob Geiger• February 14, 2011 Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.” By Daniel Funke• January 21, 2021 Sarah Palin stated on September 06, 2008 in a radio address: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history." By Alexander Lane• September 15, 2008 Rob Portman stated on April 26, 2011 in an online column: Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will "immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil." By Stephen Koff• May 4, 2011 Bill Nelson stated on June 21, 2018 in an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast." By Allison Graves• June 29, 2018 Barack Obama stated on August 06, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 7, 2008 Jeff Merkley stated on March 04, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices By Charles Pope• March 12, 2011 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America." By Dan Clark• April 16, 2017 Articles (7431) Giuliani's energy juggernaut By Asjylyn Loder• January 11, 2008 Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices? By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026 Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011 Checking George Will on birds and wind turbines By Robert Farley• May 3, 2010 Joe Biden has approved more oil drilling. Why? And does it undo his efforts to fight climate change? By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2023 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Obama attack too quick on the draw By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 7, 2008 With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills? By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022 Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2017 Drilling for the truth in the oil drilling debate By Aaron Sharockman• October 6, 2009 McCain energy claim low on fuel By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 The Gulf Coast oil spill and cap and trade By Robert Farley• June 4, 2010
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Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. By Louis Jacobson• April 1, 2022 Jim Moran stated on February 15, 2012 in s speech.: "And the revenue generated by drilling off Virginia’s coast? $40 million over 10 years." By Nancy Madsen• March 23, 2012 David Porter stated on July 28, 2010 in a press release.: Jeff Weems' "legal record is one of defending BP, Enron and just about every big oil company against the working man." By W. Gardner Selby• September 12, 2010 Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)." By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2010 Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." By Aaron Sharockman• October 5, 2009 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.” By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2021 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden “helps build Afghanistan’s pipeline.” By Tom Kertscher• February 18, 2021 Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 16, 2010 Joe Barton stated on August 19, 2010 in a speech.: "Eighty percent of the oil we're discovering, we're discovering in the deep Gulf" of Mexico. By W. Gardner Selby• November 28, 2010 Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2021 in social media posts: “Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!" By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2021 Rick Santorum stated on June 06, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2011 Dennis Kucinich stated on March 03, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Due to a flaw in the 1995 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act numerous oil companies are now drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in federal lands and paying no royalties to the federal government." By James McCarty• March 24, 2011 Jim Webb stated on February 03, 2011 in a committee hearing.: The war in Iraq was a major factor in blowing "the top off the price of oil." By Jacob Geiger• February 14, 2011 Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.” By Daniel Funke• January 21, 2021 Sarah Palin stated on September 06, 2008 in a radio address: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history." By Alexander Lane• September 15, 2008 Rob Portman stated on April 26, 2011 in an online column: Drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf and in parts of Alaska will "immediately reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil." By Stephen Koff• May 4, 2011 Bill Nelson stated on June 21, 2018 in an ad: Says he "actually wrote the bipartisan law that makes it illegal to drill off Florida’s coast." By Allison Graves• June 29, 2018 Barack Obama stated on August 06, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 7, 2008 Jeff Merkley stated on March 04, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices By Charles Pope• March 12, 2011 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 27, 2017 in an interview in the Press-Republican newspaper in Plattsburgh: The Keystone XL pipeline "doesn’t even have any oil for America." By Dan Clark• April 16, 2017
Giuliani's energy juggernaut By Asjylyn Loder• January 11, 2008 Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices? By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026 Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011 Checking George Will on birds and wind turbines By Robert Farley• May 3, 2010 Joe Biden has approved more oil drilling. Why? And does it undo his efforts to fight climate change? By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2023 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Obama attack too quick on the draw By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 7, 2008 With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills? By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022 Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017 By W. Gardner Selby• December 27, 2017 Drilling for the truth in the oil drilling debate By Aaron Sharockman• October 6, 2009 McCain energy claim low on fuel By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008 Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S. By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Our favorite pundit fact-checks of 2010 By Robert Farley• December 29, 2010 The Gulf Coast oil spill and cap and trade By Robert Farley• June 4, 2010
