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Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.
By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
By Claire Cranford• March 26, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.
By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2023
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a video:
"When electric cars get in accidents, they explode, they catch fire very very badly because of the lithium batteries.”
By Kristin Hugo• October 25, 2022
Bloggers stated on November 08, 2017 in a fake news headline:
"Snapchat is shutting down!'
By Susan Areson, Emily Tanaka• November 13, 2017
Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2022 in a post:
Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam.
By Jeff Cercone• January 7, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Canada makes bold decision to shut down Tesla and the US auto industry.”
By Maria Briceño• March 28, 2025
Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
By Maria Briceño• November 19, 2024
Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2022 in a post:
Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.”
By Andy Nguyen• December 13, 2022
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:
“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2021
Facebook posts stated on November 07, 2024 in a post:
"Elon Musk surprises the world with Ford acquisition."
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 14, 2024
Chris Jacobs stated on November 19, 2021 in a radio interview:
“This one here has subsidies for people making as much as $800,000 to be able to buy a Tesla.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 26, 2021
Viral image stated on September 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.
By Tom Kertscher• September 10, 2021
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg."
By Andy Nguyen• July 19, 2021
Republican National Committee stated on June 04, 2008 in a news release:
"Did Obama know that Tony Rezko was saving him $300,000 on the purchase of his home?"
By Robert Farley• June 17, 2008
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."
By Yacob Reyes• July 30, 2022
Ann McLane Kuster stated on January 06, 2015 in an interview with the Concord Monitor at her Concord office :
Says she has opposed measures to weaken the Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory bill and campaign-finance legislation when they were offered as stand-alone bills.
By Nick Reid• February 26, 2015
Clay Aiken stated on February 05, 2014 in a YouTube campaign announcement:
Says Rep. Renee Ellmers voted for the government shutdown 21 times.
By Julie Kliegman• February 12, 2014
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad:
Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."
By Riley Snyder• September 6, 2016
Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk is releasing a low-cost house.
By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 8, 2024

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Image mocks a Tesla recharging with a generator. Here’s what it doesn’t show.

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What's the ‘zero emissions’ break-even point for electric cars? Hard to tell.

By Kristin Hugo• December 6, 2022

Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2023

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

By Matthew Crowley, Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2023

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

By Kristin Hugo• August 25, 2022

Joe Biden is pushing for more electric cars. Will there be enough charging stations?

By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2023

PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 27, 2023

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By Warren Fiske• September 20, 2018

Can Florida drivers run over protesters without consequence? No, that’s not what the law says

By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2025

Fact-checking Kyl and Gates from ABC's 'This Week'

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2010

Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No

By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2025

On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI

By Loreben Tuquero• November 20, 2024

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By Matthew Crowley• December 21, 2023

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A closer look at claims on impeachment, House lawsuit

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Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally

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Elon Musk calls for accountability in media, donates to PolitiFact

By Josie Hollingsworth• May 24, 2018

Carry that weight? Electric vehicles outweigh gas cars but aren’t main culprit of road wear

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Bernie Sanders’ complicated record on guns

By Jon Greenberg• February 10, 2020

Obama's Rezko connection

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