Posts on social media which claim a new law will mean people can be fined £15,000 or sent to jail if they don’t comply with energy regulations misunderstand the legislation.
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Full Fact→ Do smart meters allow energy companies to cut you off remotely?
While smart meters do mean energy companies can cut off your supply without going to court for a permit to enter your home, they should only cut you off after taking other steps to help you pay your d
Logically→ No, an airborne laser (ABL) and other energy weapons did not cause the Maui fires.
Logically→ No, the charred carcass of a dog does not prove the Maui fires were caused by energy weapons
Logically→ Video from Polish air show does not show directed energy weapons
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fires can hop; directed energy weapons did not spare blue things in Hawaii
Images of blue things that weren’t burned in Hawaii are evidence directed energy weapons started the wildfires there.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Directed energy weapons weren’t used to start the fires in Hawaii and these photos don’t rebut that
Images of burned cars in Lahaina, Hawaii, are evidence wildfires there were started by directed energy weapons.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence direct energy weapons caused Maui wildfires
"Hawaii is being attacked by direct energy weapons."
Logically→ No, this video does not show a ‘direct energy weapons attack’ on Maui
Full Fact→ No evidence directed energy weapons caused fires in Hawaii and California
Baseless claims about deliberately-started fires have been shared widely online.
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence oversells U.S. ‘energy independence’ under Donald Trump
“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
AllSides→ No, This Video Doesn’t Show a ‘Directed Energy Weapon’ Attack on Maui
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-direct-energy-weapon-attack-maui/ A conspiracy theory that went v
AllSides→ Fact checking a bizarre claim that government ‘direct energy weapons’ caused the Maui fires
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2023/what-started-maui-hawaii-fires-2023-direct-energy-weapons-conspiracy/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hawaii Wildfires Caused By ‘Direct Energy Weapon Assault’
Was the deadly wildfire that began the evening of August 8, 2023, on the Hawaiian island of Maui caused by a "direct energy weapon assault"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that assertion. Instead, natural factors, not
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video claiming to show a directed-energy weapon is actually an edited clip of an explosion in Russia
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo used to claim ‘direct energy assault’ started Hawaii wildfires has circulated since 2018
Photos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A wind turbine can produce in months, not years, more energy than was needed to manufacture it
A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Explosion Was NOT Caused By ‘Direct Energy Weapon’ — It’s A Rolling Shutter Artifact In Video
Was an explosion caused by a Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) caught on tape -- showing a beam of light coming down from the sky in the split-second before the enormous blast? No, that's not true: Although this footage of an explosion is real
AllSides→ The Debt Ceiling Deal’s Energy Provisions, Explained
https://thedispatch.com/article/the-debt-ceiling-deals-energy-provisions-explained/ Last week’s debt
The Dispatch→ The Debt Ceiling Deal’s Energy Provisions, Explained
The Fiscal Responsibility Act tweaked the permitting process, but more comprehensive changes could come later this year. Continue reading The Debt Ceiling Deal’s Energy Provisions, Explained »
The Dispatch→ High Energy
DeSantis 2024 is off to an encouraging start. Continue reading High Energy »
PolitiFact→ Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives
States ranking high in attracting renewable energy jobs gave companies hundreds of millions in incentives. The companies and experts say grants, tax breaks and other subsidies are top factors considered when deciding where to locate.
Full Fact→ Energy bills, retirement age and pensions in the UK compared to France
A Facebook post claims people in France are “better off” because “they strike”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is Monster Energy's logo a reference to the anti-Christ? No
Monster Energy’s logo uses a sign of the anti-Christ as part of its marketing effort.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Invent Energy-Saving Device That Will Cut Power Bills By 90%
Did Elon Musk invent a ground-breaking plug-in device that helps lower electric bills by lowering consumption instantly? No, that's not true: Electrical devices with identical plastic housings have been marketed online for years without m
PolitiFact→ Nicholas Langworthy – Claim about Energy Department, gas stoves, China is exaggerated
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.
PolitiFact→ What role does natural gas play in a ‘clean energy’ future? Separating spin from science in TV ads
A natural gas industry-backed group says natural gas can be “partnered” with renewables toward a “clean energy” future. Experts say although natural gas is reliable for generating electricity and is generally cleaner than coal, it’s still a s
Full Fact→ Viral ‘average energy cost’ Europe price list is not what it seems
The list, which has been retweeted by a Labour MP, shows wholesale prices of electricity for a single hour in December 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Max Loughan NOT Missing ‘About Six Years’ — ‘Energy Harvesting Device’ Creator Was In Middle, High School
Did Max Loughan, a 13-year-old who gained fame in 2016 for creating an "energy harvesting device," disappear for "about six years"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Loughan was or is missing or hiding. A video posted by his s
Full Fact→ Tampering with electricity meters to try and save on energy bills is illegal and dangerous
A Facebook post has suggested it’s possible to save on electricity bills by bypassing your meter with a piece of wire. This is illegal and can also be dangerous.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Switzerland Did NOT Ban ‘Electric Cars Due To Their Excessive Energy Use’ On December 7, 2022
Did Switzerland ban electric vehicles "due to their excessive energy use" on December 7, 2022? No, that's not true: The country only discussed a draft of legislation that suggested that electric car use might be limited to essential activ
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Johnson misses with claim U.S. gained energy independence under Trump and lost it under Biden
“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Logically→ The decrease in gas exports from Russia does not impact U.K. energy prices.
The increase in U.K. gas prices results from several factors, many of which relate to the reduction of Russian natural gas flows to Europe.
Full Fact→ How the media misreported the ‘£2,500 energy bill cap’
Our analysis using Full Fact’s AI media-monitoring software has found more than 100 potentially misleading claims about the government’s Energy Price Guarantee—which is a cap on prices, not bills.
Full Fact→ Senior SNP politicians mislead on renewable energy generation
Scotland produces about as much renewable electricity as the total amount of electricity it consumes—but it also generates electricity from nuclear power stations and fossil fuels.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Snow and a lack of wind are not stopping solar and wind energy production in Germany
"In Germany, millions of solar panels are blanketed in snow and 30,000 wind turbines are sitting idle because there’s no wind.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Gates’ comments on renewable energy taken out of context
2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy
Full Fact→ Liz Truss wrong to repeatedly say energy bills are capped at £2,500
This figure is based on the amount a “typical” household with average use will pay—but total bills aren’t capped.
Snopes→ EU Vows to Act if Energy Lines Hit As Firms Ramp Up Security
The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage.
Full Fact→ Liz Truss wrong to claim ‘no household’ will pay more than £2,500 on energy bills
During an interview on CNN the Prime Minister claimed ‘nobody’ would have to pay more than £2,500 in energy bills. Per the government’s own figures, this isn’t true.