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“That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more.”
Social media posts Claim dated 23 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 23 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 January 2020, 143 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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