“In Pennsylvania, fracking is "your biggest business, and you get a big majority of your income from fracking.”
Donald Trump
former president. an interview with Sean Hannity. Claim dated 5 Sep 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisNot even close
What PolitiFact found
In the past five quarters, "mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction" — a larger category than just fracking — collectively accounted for 1% to 2% of Pennsylvania's gross domestic product.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former president) made this claim around 5 September 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 September 2024. Its rating was “Not even close”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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