Latest Half-True 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 Kendrick Meek stated on April 29, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: "The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling." Jeff Kottkamp stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on Newsmax TV: "If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent." Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast." America's Natural Gas Alliance stated on November 18, 2009 in a television ad: The United States has a supply of "more than 100 years of natural gas." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book "Going Rogue": A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet." Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site: "The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so." Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent." Sarah Palin stated on September 6, 2008 in a radio address: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history." John McCain stated on September 4, 2008: "Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power." Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in an interview on CNBC: Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres." Mark Warner stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver: The U.S. energy policy is to "borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us." Republican National Committee stated on July 6, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis. John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas: We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies." Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2008 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.: "If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place." Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.: "Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil." Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in a speech in Knoxville, Iowa: "Average families are spending roughly $2,000 more a year on energy costs. ... It's like a $2,000 energy tax in just the last seven years, more than three times what the typical American family received from the Bush tax cuts." Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.: "It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
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Kendrick Meek stated on April 29, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: "The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling." Jeff Kottkamp stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on Newsmax TV: "If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent." Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast." America's Natural Gas Alliance stated on November 18, 2009 in a television ad: The United States has a supply of "more than 100 years of natural gas." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book "Going Rogue": A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet." Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site: "The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so." Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent." Sarah Palin stated on September 6, 2008 in a radio address: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history." John McCain stated on September 4, 2008: "Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power." Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in an interview on CNBC: Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres." Mark Warner stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver: The U.S. energy policy is to "borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us." Republican National Committee stated on July 6, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis. John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas: We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies." Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2008 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.: "If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place." Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.: "Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil." Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in a speech in Knoxville, Iowa: "Average families are spending roughly $2,000 more a year on energy costs. ... It's like a $2,000 energy tax in just the last seven years, more than three times what the typical American family received from the Bush tax cuts." Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.: "It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
Kendrick Meek stated on April 29, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: "The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."
Jeff Kottkamp stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on Newsmax TV: "If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."
Cliff Stearns stated on March 30, 2010 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Cuba wants to let the Chinese drill in some of the very parts of the gulf that American producers are currently forbidden to touch, as close as 45 miles off the Florida coast."
America's Natural Gas Alliance stated on November 18, 2009 in a television ad: The United States has a supply of "more than 100 years of natural gas."
Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book "Going Rogue": A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet."
Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."
House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site: "The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so."
Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent."
Sarah Palin stated on September 6, 2008 in a radio address: "I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history."
John McCain stated on September 4, 2008: "Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power."
Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in an interview on CNBC: Drilling in ANWR would have minimal impact, covering only "2,000 out of 20-million acres."
Mark Warner stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver: The U.S. energy policy is to "borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us."
Republican National Committee stated on July 6, 2008 in a TV ad.: Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.
John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas: We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."
Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2008 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.: "If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Pennsylvania.: "Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that put $6-billion in the pocket of big oil."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in a speech in Knoxville, Iowa: "Average families are spending roughly $2,000 more a year on energy costs. ... It's like a $2,000 energy tax in just the last seven years, more than three times what the typical American family received from the Bush tax cuts."
Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.: "It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East."
Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
