“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
Jennifer Granholm
Energy secretary. an interview with CNN. Claim dated 8 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
That's the highest estimate in a range provided in the WVU study, and over half the projected jobs are indirect — not in clean-energy manufacturing.
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In short
Jennifer Granholm (Energy secretary) made this claim around 8 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 September 2021, 13 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- transcripts.cnn.comhttps://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnnt/date/2021-09-08/segment/02
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