“There are 1,600 new coal-fired power plants being constructed as I speak around the world.”
Cecil Roberts
President of the United Mine Workers of America. a speech. Claim dated 4 Sep 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
Cecil Roberts (President of the United Mine Workers of America) made this claim around 4 September 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 September 2019, 16 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H9i7K9n0og
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