Latest Fact-checks in Energy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Ron Shipman stated on June 10, 2013 in a meeting: Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity. Terry McAuliffe stated on May 8, 2013 in an interview.: On the coal industry Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.: On oil drilling off Virginia's coast. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project." Tim Echols stated on May 13, 2013 in a twitter post: There are about 120,000 solar energy jobs in the United States, but only 1,700 of them are in Georgia. Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio." Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union address: "We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. Mike Polensek stated on January 15, 2013 in a television interview: "It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity." Patrick Wales stated on December 6, 2012 in a symposium.: There is "over 20 times more energy" in a proposed Southside uranium mining site than "there is in all the oil that’s estimated to be off Virginia’s coast" Deepwater Wind stated on December 12, 2012 in a Tweet: "Did U know? Block Island Wind Farm would mean 40% est. drop in BI electric rates." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 23, 2012 in a statement.: "The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 18, 2012 in a newspaper column: "We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country." Sherrod Brown stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills.’" Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land." James Langevin stated on October 9, 2012 in a debate: "Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before." Michael Riley stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release: "When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1." Tommy Thompson stated on September 11, 2012 in a speech: "We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil." Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine." Barack Obama stated on September 8, 2012 in a speech in Seminole, Fla.: "We've doubled our use of renewable energy." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas." Wayne Powell stated on August 21, 2012 in website posting.: "This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress." Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: "We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience." Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."
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Ron Shipman stated on June 10, 2013 in a meeting: Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity. Terry McAuliffe stated on May 8, 2013 in an interview.: On the coal industry Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.: On oil drilling off Virginia's coast. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project." Tim Echols stated on May 13, 2013 in a twitter post: There are about 120,000 solar energy jobs in the United States, but only 1,700 of them are in Georgia. Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio." Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union address: "We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. Mike Polensek stated on January 15, 2013 in a television interview: "It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity." Patrick Wales stated on December 6, 2012 in a symposium.: There is "over 20 times more energy" in a proposed Southside uranium mining site than "there is in all the oil that’s estimated to be off Virginia’s coast" Deepwater Wind stated on December 12, 2012 in a Tweet: "Did U know? Block Island Wind Farm would mean 40% est. drop in BI electric rates." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 23, 2012 in a statement.: "The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 18, 2012 in a newspaper column: "We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country." Sherrod Brown stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills.’" Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land." James Langevin stated on October 9, 2012 in a debate: "Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before." Michael Riley stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release: "When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1." Tommy Thompson stated on September 11, 2012 in a speech: "We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil." Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine." Barack Obama stated on September 8, 2012 in a speech in Seminole, Fla.: "We've doubled our use of renewable energy." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas." Wayne Powell stated on August 21, 2012 in website posting.: "This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress." Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: "We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience." Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."
Ron Shipman stated on June 10, 2013 in a meeting: Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity.
Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country."
Terry McAuliffe stated on May 22, 2013 in a campaign statement.: On oil drilling off Virginia's coast.
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project."
Tim Echols stated on May 13, 2013 in a twitter post: There are about 120,000 solar energy jobs in the United States, but only 1,700 of them are in Georgia.
Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio."
Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union address: "We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant.
Mike Polensek stated on January 15, 2013 in a television interview: "It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity."
Patrick Wales stated on December 6, 2012 in a symposium.: There is "over 20 times more energy" in a proposed Southside uranium mining site than "there is in all the oil that’s estimated to be off Virginia’s coast"
Deepwater Wind stated on December 12, 2012 in a Tweet: "Did U know? Block Island Wind Farm would mean 40% est. drop in BI electric rates."
Bob Goodlatte stated on November 23, 2012 in a statement.: "The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on November 18, 2012 in a newspaper column: "We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country."
Sherrod Brown stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs."
David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in in a town-hall debate in Long Island, N.Y.: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he "stood in front of a coal plant and pointed at it and said, ‘This plant kills.’"
Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land."
James Langevin stated on October 9, 2012 in a debate: "Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before."
Michael Riley stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release: "When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."
Tommy Thompson stated on September 11, 2012 in a speech: "We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."
Barack Obama stated on September 8, 2012 in a speech in Seminole, Fla.: "We've doubled our use of renewable energy."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas."
Wayne Powell stated on August 21, 2012 in website posting.: "This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress."
Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: "We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."
Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."
