“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
What PolitiFact found
On one occasion, Ryan said he’d “absolutely” consider banning fracking on federal lands. But his full record shows his focus has been on leveraging natural gas as a transitional fuel, while easing environmental risks.
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In short
J.D. Vance (U.S. Senate candidate, R-Ohio) made this claim around 10 October 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 October 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “Half True”.
J.D. Vance has 38 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 21 of them false or fake, 16 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
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