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 Chain email stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: "The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes." PlantsNeedCO2.org stated on October 5, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: "Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life." Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed." Lamar Alexander stated on September 16, 2009 in a press release: The Obama administration's cap-and-trade plan would create "a $1,761 yearly energy tax." Investor's Business Daily stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial: "Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2009 in a newspaper interview: "We import more oil today than ever before." Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever." John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal." Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in Lansing, MI: Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill. Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad: "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!" Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.: The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products." John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas: "We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production." Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2008 in Indianapolis: "If you are driving on average in America this summer, you'll save — according to Department of Energy figures — about $70." Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: Both McCain and Bush favor tax breaks for oil companies. Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.: Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it." Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa: "Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher."
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Chain email stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: "The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes." PlantsNeedCO2.org stated on October 5, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: "Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life." Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed." Lamar Alexander stated on September 16, 2009 in a press release: The Obama administration's cap-and-trade plan would create "a $1,761 yearly energy tax." Investor's Business Daily stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial: "Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2009 in a newspaper interview: "We import more oil today than ever before." Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using." Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever." John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal." Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in Lansing, MI: Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill. Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil." John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad: "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!" Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.: The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products." John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas: "We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production." Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2008 in Indianapolis: "If you are driving on average in America this summer, you'll save — according to Department of Energy figures — about $70." Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: Both McCain and Bush favor tax breaks for oil companies. Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.: Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it." Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa: "Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher."
Chain email stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: "The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year."
Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes."
PlantsNeedCO2.org stated on October 5, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post: "Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life."
Barney Bishop stated on August 26, 2009 in a press release: "There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."
Lamar Alexander stated on September 16, 2009 in a press release: The Obama administration's cap-and-trade plan would create "a $1,761 yearly energy tax."
Investor's Business Daily stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial: "Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2009 in a newspaper interview: "We import more oil today than ever before."
Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "Oil companies ...currently have 68-million acres that they're not using."
Sarah Palin stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.: "We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever."
John McCain stated on October 1, 2008 in a radio ad.: "Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal."
Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in Lansing, MI: Oil companies "haven't touched" 68 million acres where they already have rights to drill.
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in a town hall in Berea, Ohio.: Fully inflating tires is "a step that every expert says would absolutely reduce our oil consumption by 3 to 4 percent."
Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2008 in a news release: John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."
John McCain stated on July 21, 2008 in a TV ad: "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in the campaign's energy plan.: The U.S. government spends less on energy innovation "than the pet food industry invests in its own products."
John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in Houston, Texas: "We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2008 in Indianapolis: "If you are driving on average in America this summer, you'll save — according to Department of Energy figures — about $70."
Campaign to Defend America stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad: Both McCain and Bush favor tax breaks for oil companies.
Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.: Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it."
Barack Obama stated on December 26, 2007 in a speech in Iowa: "Gas prices have never been higher, and Exxon Mobil's profits have never been higher."
