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Search results for "If this heatwave had happened in 2010, the European grid would have buckled in the daytime"

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Fact-checks (25032)

Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet:
“In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”
By Chris Nichols• August 18, 2020
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."
By Brandon Mulder• July 9, 2021
Ted Cruz stated on June 04, 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."
By Nusaiba Mizan• June 21, 2022
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter:
Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
By Laura Schulte• August 19, 2022
Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2022 in a screenshot of a tweet:
In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting.
By Kristin Hugo• July 29, 2022
Robert Ortt stated on January 20, 2023 in in a news conference:
If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 8, 2023
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2019 in a campaign appearance in Iowa:
"We’re no longer the wealthiest middle class in the world."
By Amy Sherman• October 4, 2019
Bloggers stated on June 06, 2015 in social media posts:
"U.S. Embassy Celebrates America’s Independence on June 4th in Order to Accommodate Muslims."
By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2015
Lisa Blais stated on May 21, 2012 in a radio interview:
"We came out against Deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 3, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing:
"[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply."
By Alex Kuffner• January 8, 2012
Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2019 in a speech:
"When the wind stops blowing, that’s the end of your electric."
By John Kruzel• April 3, 2019
Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:
“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”
By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 22, 2026
Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website:
"Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."
By Jon Greenberg• February 11, 2016
Facebook posts stated on March 06, 2025 in a post:
Elon Musk “launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View.’”
By Grace Abels• March 17, 2025
Jack Reed stated on November 04, 2010 in a letter to a Senate committee:
"New England already has access to ample supplies of natural gas."
By Peter Lord• January 23, 2011
George Packer stated on August 08, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day.
By Robert Farley• August 10, 2010
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."
By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2016
Elizabeth Warren stated on May 05, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking:
Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
By Lauren Carroll• May 14, 2015
Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article.:
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
By W. Gardner Selby• March 11, 2011
Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio:
Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."  
By Nadia Pflaum• August 4, 2016

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Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame

By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021

How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages

By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021

The controversial bill on Duke Energy rates, explained: How does it affect customers?

By Elizabeth Thompson• August 2, 2019

Why it’s hard to compare electricity use between electric cars and household appliances

By Kristin Hugo• August 25, 2022

Natural gas, not wind turbines, main driver of Texas power shortage

By Jon Greenberg• February 16, 2021

A $50 million question

By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills?

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022

The more outrageous, the better: How clickbait ads make money for fake news sites

By Joshua Gillin• October 4, 2017

What does extreme weather tell us about climate change?

By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021

The Truth-O-Meter goes off the grid with Gov. Jesse Ventura

By Aaron Sharockman• April 14, 2015

Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention?

By Sara Swann• August 21, 2024

Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics

By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019

Texas gaining more than 1,000 residents a day, but North Dakota growing faster

By W. Gardner Selby• January 16, 2014

Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels

By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022

By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits• September 2, 2022

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By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2024

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By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016

Launching PolitiFact Global News Service

By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2016

In context: Mick Mulvaney on quid pro quo

By Jon Greenberg• October 18, 2019