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 Mike Pence stated on August 13, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “In three short years, we achieved energy independence.” Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image: "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate." Joe Biden stated on March 13, 2023 in an executive action: On drilling on federal lands. Nikki Haley stated on March 3, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.” Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Energy costs are the highest in 15 years." Erick Erickson stated on January 27, 2023 in a video: “Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.” Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023: Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo. Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984." League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website: Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests." Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Florida man arrested for using a lost U.S. nuke to power his home for more than 27 years.” Kari Lake stated on October 12, 2022 in a press conference: Katie Hobbs “has voted to double our gas tax.” Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: “Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States. JD Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: 2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.” Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2022 in video: The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners. Tom Cotton stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad: The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign." Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.” 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." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
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Mike Pence stated on August 13, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “In three short years, we achieved energy independence.” Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image: "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate." Joe Biden stated on March 13, 2023 in an executive action: On drilling on federal lands. Nikki Haley stated on March 3, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.” Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Energy costs are the highest in 15 years." Erick Erickson stated on January 27, 2023 in a video: “Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.” Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey. Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023: Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo. Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984." League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website: Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests." Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Florida man arrested for using a lost U.S. nuke to power his home for more than 27 years.” Kari Lake stated on October 12, 2022 in a press conference: Katie Hobbs “has voted to double our gas tax.” Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.” Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.” Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: “Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States. JD Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks. Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: 2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.” Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2022 in video: The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners. Tom Cotton stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad: The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign." Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.” 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." Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
Mike Pence stated on August 13, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.: Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.”
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image: "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate."
Nikki Haley stated on March 3, 2023 in a speech at CPAC: Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.
Erick Erickson stated on January 27, 2023 in a video: “Right now, driving 100 miles in an electric vehicle is more expensive than driving an internal combustion engine car.”
Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.
Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023: Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo.
Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet: "Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."
League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website: Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."
Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Florida man arrested for using a lost U.S. nuke to power his home for more than 27 years.”
Kari Lake stated on October 12, 2022 in a press conference: Katie Hobbs “has voted to double our gas tax.”
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet: Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: “Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States.
JD Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks.
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video: 2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy
Saving Arizona PAC stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "
Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2022 in video: The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners.
Tom Cotton stated on August 3, 2022 in an ad: The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund."
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”
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."
Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
