Latest Fact-checks in Transportation American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." Instagram posts stated on March 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.” Viral image stated on March 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Buttigieg praises cargo ship for helping dismantle racism in American roads.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in Facebook posts: The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company. Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law who drowned in a Tesla “is listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit” Baltimore bridge. Andrew Tate stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post: The ship that struck a Baltimore bridge “was cyber-attacked.” X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post: Maryland bridge collapse was a false flag operation to distract from other events. Carl Weisbrod stated on March 3, 2024 in an op-ed: “The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.” Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release: “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a post: “The airport in Salzburg, Austria, has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia.” Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit." Joe Biden stated on June 14, 2023 in a speech: "We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean." Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid." Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in a video: Elon Musk said a new Tesla feature can scan testicles and use that information “to biometrically unlock and start the car.” Washington Free Beacon stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet: "The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house." Pete Buttigieg stated on February 21, 2023 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement. Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.” Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: "The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.” Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a post: Photo shows “what railways in Ohio look like while we send $40 billion to Ukraine.” Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.” Occupy Democrats stated on February 15, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: “Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a video: The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology. Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2022 in a post: Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.” Bernie Sanders stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview: In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave." 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.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: The World Economic Forum has called for the end of “wasteful private car ownership.” Instagram posts stated on June 9, 2022 in an Instagram post: Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them. Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." Instagram posts stated on March 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.” Viral image stated on March 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Buttigieg praises cargo ship for helping dismantle racism in American roads.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in Facebook posts: The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company. Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law who drowned in a Tesla “is listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit” Baltimore bridge. Andrew Tate stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post: The ship that struck a Baltimore bridge “was cyber-attacked.” X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post: Maryland bridge collapse was a false flag operation to distract from other events. Carl Weisbrod stated on March 3, 2024 in an op-ed: “The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.” Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release: “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a post: “The airport in Salzburg, Austria, has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia.” Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit." Joe Biden stated on June 14, 2023 in a speech: "We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean." Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid." Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in a video: Elon Musk said a new Tesla feature can scan testicles and use that information “to biometrically unlock and start the car.” Washington Free Beacon stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet: "The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house." Pete Buttigieg stated on February 21, 2023 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement. Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.” Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: "The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.” Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a post: Photo shows “what railways in Ohio look like while we send $40 billion to Ukraine.” Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.” Occupy Democrats stated on February 15, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: “Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a video: The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology. Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2022 in a post: Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.” Bernie Sanders stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview: In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave." 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.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: The World Economic Forum has called for the end of “wasteful private car ownership.” Instagram posts stated on June 9, 2022 in an Instagram post: Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them. Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad: "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
Instagram posts stated on March 28, 2024 in an Instagram post: The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.”
Viral image stated on March 27, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Buttigieg praises cargo ship for helping dismantle racism in American roads.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in Facebook posts: The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company.
Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law who drowned in a Tesla “is listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit” Baltimore bridge.
Andrew Tate stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post: The ship that struck a Baltimore bridge “was cyber-attacked.”
X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post: Maryland bridge collapse was a false flag operation to distract from other events.
Carl Weisbrod stated on March 3, 2024 in an op-ed: “The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.”
Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release: “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a post: “The airport in Salzburg, Austria, has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia.”
Chris Larson stated on October 5, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit."
Joe Biden stated on June 14, 2023 in a speech: "We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean."
Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post: Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."
Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in a video: Elon Musk said a new Tesla feature can scan testicles and use that information “to biometrically unlock and start the car.”
Washington Free Beacon stated on February 2, 2023 in a tweet: "The Biden administration is floating a new” climate strategy: Don't leave your house."
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 21, 2023 in a tweet: Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: Photo of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.
Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a Facebook post: The train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.”
Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post: "The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.”
Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2023 in a post: Photo shows “what railways in Ohio look like while we send $40 billion to Ukraine.”
Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.”
Occupy Democrats stated on February 15, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: “Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a video: The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.
Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2022 in a post: Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.”
Bernie Sanders stated on November 29, 2022 in an interview: In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."
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.”
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: The World Economic Forum has called for the end of “wasteful private car ownership.”
Instagram posts stated on June 9, 2022 in an Instagram post: Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them.
Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”