“In order to power a city the size of NYC you’d need 57,000 acres; and who knows the astronomical amount of land you would need to power the entire US.”
Social media posts
social media. Claim dated 2 Mar 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A social media post did incorrect math to inflate a calculation of the amount of land it would take to power a city the size of New York with wind turbines.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 March 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 June 2024, 1210 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ffera10/posts/pfbid08VP4ddZuL5MaZrcjGxF31hj5AZoK2bRtWoj5hrtsN25g…
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