Latest False 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 Jeff Bridges stated on March 28, 2016 in a Facebook video: "Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil." Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Mike Huebsch stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding." John Cornyn stated on January 20, 2015 in a post on his U.S. Senate website: The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running." Bobby Scott stated on January 9, 2015 in a news release.: President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today." Russ Girling stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The State Department says the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are "ongoing, enduring jobs." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money." Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants." Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet." James O'Neil stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.": "Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." 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. 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." 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." 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." Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. Ron Ramsey stated on June 2, 2012 in rally for coal miners: "(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."
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Jeff Bridges stated on March 28, 2016 in a Facebook video: "Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil." Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Mike Huebsch stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding." John Cornyn stated on January 20, 2015 in a post on his U.S. Senate website: The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running." Bobby Scott stated on January 9, 2015 in a news release.: President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today." Russ Girling stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The State Department says the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are "ongoing, enduring jobs." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money." Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants." Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet." James O'Neil stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.": "Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." 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. 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." 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." 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." Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. Ron Ramsey stated on June 2, 2012 in rally for coal miners: "(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."
Jeff Bridges stated on March 28, 2016 in a Facebook video: "Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."
Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well."
Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."
Mike Huebsch stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding."
John Cornyn stated on January 20, 2015 in a post on his U.S. Senate website: The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline "has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running."
Bobby Scott stated on January 9, 2015 in a news release.: President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today."
Russ Girling stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The State Department says the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are "ongoing, enduring jobs."
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants."
Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.
Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."
George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet."
James O'Neil stated on September 1, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference.": "Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy."
Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."
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.
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."
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."
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."
Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.
Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.
Ron Ramsey stated on June 2, 2012 in rally for coal miners: "(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."
