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 Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average." Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees." Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal." Maurice Ferre stated on July 1, 2010 in an editorial board meeting: "I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States." Alex Sink stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.: House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling." Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund." Keith Olbermann stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions. Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship." Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis." Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)." Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month. Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling." George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter: The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill. Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties." Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
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
Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average." Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees." Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal." Maurice Ferre stated on July 1, 2010 in an editorial board meeting: "I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States." Alex Sink stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.: House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling." Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund." Keith Olbermann stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions. Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship." Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis." Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)." Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month. Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling." George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter: The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill. Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties." Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average."
Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees."
Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
Maurice Ferre stated on July 1, 2010 in an editorial board meeting: "I think it is unacceptable for the Chinese today to be larger in wind power and in solar panels and photovoltaic manufacturing than all of Europe put together -- forget the United States."
Alex Sink stated on July 20, 2010 in remarks to reporters.: House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling."
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015."
Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.
Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund."
Keith Olbermann stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year."
Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.
Mary Landrieu stated on June 20, 2010 in comments on 'Meet The Press': Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States."
Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship."
Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."
Orrin Hatch stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "We get 30 percent of our oil from the Gulf (of Mexico)."
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."
Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010 in a blog post: "The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969."
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling."
George LeMieux stated on June 16, 2010 in an interview on CNN and a posting on Twitter: The White House has "refused" international help in dealing with the oil spill.
Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."
Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
