1 People 22358 Fact-checks 7279 Articles People (1) Ohio Oil and Gas Association Fact-checks (22358) 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 Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history." By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2015 John McCain stated on April 10, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.: If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices. By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008 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 Carol Browner stated on August 04, 2010 in NBC's "Today Show.": "More than three-quarters of the oil is gone." By Robert Farley• August 16, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on May 02, 2008 in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner: There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years." By Robert Farley• May 6, 2008 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 Barack Obama stated on July 18, 2008 in a statement e-mailed to reporters.: "Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families." By Adriel Bettelheim• July 23, 2008 John McCain stated on August 04, 2008 in flip-o-meter: On offshore drilling. By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 John McCain stated on June 18, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that." By Robert Farley• June 26, 2008 Kevin McCarthy stated on June 17, 2022 in a tweet: “American oil is … more affordable” than foreign oil. By Jon Greenberg• June 24, 2022 American Petroleum Institute stated on March 02, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL." By Steve Contorno• March 5, 2014 Raphael Warnock stated on April 05, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2022 Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2014 Thom Hartmann stated on November 07, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline." By Katie Sanders• November 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “If you earn $100 and pay $33 income tax you’re left with $67. You then buy $67 worth of fuel and in doing so pay a 48% fuel tax (fuel tax = $32.16 + $6.70 GST). This means that the government just got $71.86 tax from your hard earned $100.” By Sara Swann• May 6, 2022 Anthony Tata stated on February 19, 2017 in an interview on CNN: "The sanctions that we put on (Russia) for the Crimea annexation and meddling in Ukraine ... have absolutely crushed the ruble by 50 percent. And GDP from 2014 to 2016 is 50 percent down in Russia, as well." By Lauren Carroll• February 21, 2017 Brian Schweitzer stated on August 26, 2008 in : McCain's energy plan is a "single-answer proposition" — new domestic oil drilling. By Robert Farley• August 27, 2008 Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office." By W. Gardner Selby• May 22, 2011 Nikki Haley stated on June 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The national debt is now bigger than our economy. That hasn’t happened since World War Two – and we’re in peacetime. Joe Biden is digging a hole America can never fill.” By Jason Asenso, Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2021 Articles (7279) McCain energy claim low on fuel By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008 A look back at the battle over Keystone XL By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2015 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026 Obama's muddle about the middle By Adriel Bettelheim• July 23, 2008 BP liked Obama, but oil stained Palin's hands too By Robert Farley• May 25, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s new video listing presidential achievements By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 23, 2020 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 Sorting out the truth on energy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 3, 2008 First 100 Days: Obama's Promises Broken By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 24, 2009 PolitiFact Georgia has week of relative truthiness By Willoughby Mariano• August 22, 2010 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 From booze to schools, Truth-O-Meter does it all By Willoughby Mariano• March 20, 2011 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices? By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026 Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019 By PolitiFact Staff • February 6, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022 Cuccinelli and McAuliffe ask each other, "Where's the beef?" By Nancy Madsen• June 6, 2013 Mailbag, the sequel By Ciara O'Rourke, W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2011 In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026
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 Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history." By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2015 John McCain stated on April 10, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.: If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices. By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008 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 Carol Browner stated on August 04, 2010 in NBC's "Today Show.": "More than three-quarters of the oil is gone." By Robert Farley• August 16, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on May 02, 2008 in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner: There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years." By Robert Farley• May 6, 2008 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 Barack Obama stated on July 18, 2008 in a statement e-mailed to reporters.: "Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families." By Adriel Bettelheim• July 23, 2008 John McCain stated on August 04, 2008 in flip-o-meter: On offshore drilling. By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 4, 2008 John McCain stated on June 18, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that." By Robert Farley• June 26, 2008 Kevin McCarthy stated on June 17, 2022 in a tweet: “American oil is … more affordable” than foreign oil. By Jon Greenberg• June 24, 2022 American Petroleum Institute stated on March 02, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL." By Steve Contorno• March 5, 2014 Raphael Warnock stated on April 05, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2022 Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2014 Thom Hartmann stated on November 07, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline." By Katie Sanders• November 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “If you earn $100 and pay $33 income tax you’re left with $67. You then buy $67 worth of fuel and in doing so pay a 48% fuel tax (fuel tax = $32.16 + $6.70 GST). This means that the government just got $71.86 tax from your hard earned $100.” By Sara Swann• May 6, 2022 Anthony Tata stated on February 19, 2017 in an interview on CNN: "The sanctions that we put on (Russia) for the Crimea annexation and meddling in Ukraine ... have absolutely crushed the ruble by 50 percent. And GDP from 2014 to 2016 is 50 percent down in Russia, as well." By Lauren Carroll• February 21, 2017 Brian Schweitzer stated on August 26, 2008 in : McCain's energy plan is a "single-answer proposition" — new domestic oil drilling. By Robert Farley• August 27, 2008 Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office." By W. Gardner Selby• May 22, 2011 Nikki Haley stated on June 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The national debt is now bigger than our economy. That hasn’t happened since World War Two – and we’re in peacetime. Joe Biden is digging a hole America can never fill.” By Jason Asenso, Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2021
McCain energy claim low on fuel By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008 A look back at the battle over Keystone XL By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2015 Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011 Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026 Obama's muddle about the middle By Adriel Bettelheim• July 23, 2008 BP liked Obama, but oil stained Palin's hands too By Robert Farley• May 25, 2010 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s new video listing presidential achievements By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 23, 2020 Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026 Sorting out the truth on energy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 3, 2008 First 100 Days: Obama's Promises Broken By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 24, 2009 PolitiFact Georgia has week of relative truthiness By Willoughby Mariano• August 22, 2010 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 From booze to schools, Truth-O-Meter does it all By Willoughby Mariano• March 20, 2011 McCain's slippery statement on oil By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008 Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices? By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026 Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019 By PolitiFact Staff • February 6, 2019 Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022 Cuccinelli and McAuliffe ask each other, "Where's the beef?" By Nancy Madsen• June 6, 2013 Mailbag, the sequel By Ciara O'Rourke, W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2011 In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026
