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Search results for "Spain purchased the largest shipment of Russian gas in its history in March 2026"

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Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump:
Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)."
By Louis Jacobson• July 17, 2017
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
X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026
Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Laurence Tribe stated on March 02, 2018 in a tweet:
President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia."
By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018
Lindsey Graham stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Russia "has an economy the size of Italy."  
By Lauren Carroll• July 27, 2014
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026
Democratic National Committee stated on April 03, 2026 in a post on X:
President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 military budget would be "the largest spending increase since World War II.”
By Zoe Weyand• April 20, 2026
Mike Gibbons stated on March 01, 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.”
By Tom Kertscher• March 4, 2022
Alex Mooney stated on November 02, 2023 in a post on X:
Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”
By Ayden Norcross• November 21, 2023
Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Walmart management is helping with rising prices with $500 grocery cards for $2.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 6, 2022
Bloggers stated on February 08, 2023 in a blog post:
Russian President Vladimir Putin “intercepts adrenochrome shipment headed to United States.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 16, 2023
Facebook posts stated on March 07, 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.”
By Andy Nguyen• March 10, 2022
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.”
By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2022
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 01, 2021 in a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 17, 2021
Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
U.S. sanctions mean “Cuba can’t trade with any country or any company whatsoever.”
By Gabrielle Settles• July 19, 2021
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2023 in a blog post:
“Putin decimates another adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023
Dick Cheney stated on March 09, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation":
On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off."
By Jon Greenberg• March 9, 2014
Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor:
"(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."
By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016

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By Katie Sanders• December 23, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

How high are gasoline prices today, really?

By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2022

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By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up?

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022

Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why

By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022

Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia

By Yacob Reyes• April 7, 2022

Why experts say hantavirus isn’t ‘COVID-19: The Sequel.’ Four facts to calm your nerves

By Grace Abels• May 13, 2026

Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks

By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2026

State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration

By PolitiFact Staff • February 25, 2026

Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022

Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026

Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War

By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2022

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996?

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 20, 2026

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022

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

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022