“If Joe Biden’s elected, he’ll end fracking. … That would be the end of my job and thousands of others.”
Jennifer Compton
"fracking technician" in Trump campaign ad. in a Trump campaign ad. Claim dated 1 Oct 2020.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Biden would not approve new fracking permits on federal lands. But he would allow existing fracking to continue on federal property and existing and new fracking to continue on private land.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jennifer Compton ("fracking technician" in Trump campaign ad) made this claim around 1 October 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 October 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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Related checks
- FactCheck.org: Misleading“TV ad says: “If Joe Biden’s elected, he’ll end fracking.”