“The power outage in Texas "shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America.”
Gov. Greg Abbott
Governor, Texas. Claim dated 17 Feb 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
Several high-profile conservative figures -- including the Texas governor -- have wrongly placed the blame for power outages in Texas on wind turbines.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Gov. Greg Abbott (Governor, Texas) made this claim around 17 February 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 February 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
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