12 People 17670 Fact-checks 6032 Articles People (12) Nationwide Common Cause US Political US Uncut Renewable Fuels Association ABC NEWS-US US Political News American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Ohio Oil and Gas Association Viral Politics US Make Us Great Again US Daily News 24 Fact-checks (17670) 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 Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech: Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2019 Rick Santorum stated on March 10, 2012 in a op-ed posted on his website: President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts." By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2012 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 Ana Navarro stated on December 17, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "Anderson Cooper": "A lot of what (Cuba’s) survival depends on is Venezuelan oil money, which is drying up." By Jon Greenberg• December 18, 2014 Fred Upton stated on March 08, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices." By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2011 Students for Trump stated on February 16, 2021 in a Tweet: “Joe Biden is handing our power grid to the Chinese Communist Party.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 23, 2021 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 Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” By Laura Schulte• March 29, 2022 Richard Hudson stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet: “Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.” By Paul Specht• January 30, 2023 James Langevin stated on October 09, 2012 in a debate: "Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 16, 2012 Eric Johnson stated on June 07, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969." By Willoughby Mariano• June 17, 2010 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2021 in an interview: "Our wind and our solar got shut down ... and that thrust Texas into this situation where it was lacking power at a statewide basis.” By Brandon Mulder• February 19, 2021 Instagram posts stated on March 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: Texas wildfires are a “deliberate” attack on U.S. food supply. By Jeff Cercone• March 5, 2024 Tucker Carlson stated on October 27, 2022 in a TV segment: The United States is "about to run out of diesel fuel ... by the Monday of Thanksgiving week." By Andy Nguyen• November 7, 2022 Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast." By Aaron Sharockman• March 31, 2010 Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates." By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026 Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2022 Dan Crenshaw stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Subsidizing investment in wind has pushed gas and nuclear out. Now we live with the consequences.” By Brandon Mulder• February 26, 2021 Articles (6032) Fact-checking claims that activists caused a Cuban hospital power outage, stayed in five-star hotel By Samantha Putterman• March 24, 2026 Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026 Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996? By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 20, 2026 Obama’s baseball game with Raúl Castro hot topic as Trump supporters compare Cuba policies By Jeff Cercone• May 21, 2026 Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills? By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022 Is the U.S. suffering an epidemic of rolling blackouts? By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2012 Is the U.S. suffering an epidemic of rolling blackouts? By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2012 Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025 No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022 How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026 Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US By Jon Greenberg• April 18, 2022 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022 George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation By Chris Nichols• November 6, 2017 Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012 Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2026 Romney energy claim unrealistic By David Adams• October 2, 2007
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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 Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech: Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people." By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2019 Rick Santorum stated on March 10, 2012 in a op-ed posted on his website: President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts." By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2012 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 Ana Navarro stated on December 17, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "Anderson Cooper": "A lot of what (Cuba’s) survival depends on is Venezuelan oil money, which is drying up." By Jon Greenberg• December 18, 2014 Fred Upton stated on March 08, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices." By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2011 Students for Trump stated on February 16, 2021 in a Tweet: “Joe Biden is handing our power grid to the Chinese Communist Party.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 23, 2021 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 Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” By Laura Schulte• March 29, 2022 Richard Hudson stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet: “Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.” By Paul Specht• January 30, 2023 James Langevin stated on October 09, 2012 in a debate: "Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 16, 2012 Eric Johnson stated on June 07, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969." By Willoughby Mariano• June 17, 2010 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2021 in an interview: "Our wind and our solar got shut down ... and that thrust Texas into this situation where it was lacking power at a statewide basis.” By Brandon Mulder• February 19, 2021 Instagram posts stated on March 04, 2024 in an Instagram post: Texas wildfires are a “deliberate” attack on U.S. food supply. By Jeff Cercone• March 5, 2024 Tucker Carlson stated on October 27, 2022 in a TV segment: The United States is "about to run out of diesel fuel ... by the Monday of Thanksgiving week." By Andy Nguyen• November 7, 2022 Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast." By Aaron Sharockman• March 31, 2010 Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates." By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026 Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2022 Dan Crenshaw stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Subsidizing investment in wind has pushed gas and nuclear out. Now we live with the consequences.” By Brandon Mulder• February 26, 2021
Fact-checking claims that activists caused a Cuban hospital power outage, stayed in five-star hotel By Samantha Putterman• March 24, 2026 Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically? By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026 Raúl Castro indictment: Who were Brothers to the Rescue? What happened in 1996? By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 20, 2026 Obama’s baseball game with Raúl Castro hot topic as Trump supporters compare Cuba policies By Jeff Cercone• May 21, 2026 Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills? By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022 Is the U.S. suffering an epidemic of rolling blackouts? By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2012 Is the U.S. suffering an epidemic of rolling blackouts? By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2012 Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025 No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022 How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026 Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US By Jon Greenberg• April 18, 2022 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022 George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation By Chris Nichols• November 6, 2017 Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012 Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2026 Romney energy claim unrealistic By David Adams• October 2, 2007
