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Claim: “We have more liquid gold — gasoline, oil — under our feet than any other country. More than Saudi Arabia. More than Russia. More than any other country.” (Donald Trump, 2024-07-31)
Evidence (2024-09-04): The U.S. president can create "a more optimal environment" for domestic energy firms and "encourage other oil-producing countries to produce more or produce less," said Helima Croft, the managing director and global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, a financial firm. However, "he’s not going to be able to increase U.S. oil production by his signature in a way that would materially bring oil prices down by half," she said. Trump, seeking a second term as president, has made achieving "energy dominance" key to his economic pitch. He has slammed rival Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous opposition to fracking along with the Biden-Harris administration’s green energy efforts. Instead, Trump calls to "drill, baby, drill" for fossil fuels — "liquid gold under our feet," in his words — to bring down Americans’ electricity costs and pump prices. [...] Already, the U.S. is producing more crude oil than any country in history, surpassing both Russia and Saudi Arabia every year since 2018, federal data show. Domestic production hit a record 12.9 million barrels a day, on average, last year.
Claim: “We have more liquid gold — gasoline, oil — under our feet than any other country. More than Saudi Arabia. More than Russia. More than any other country.” (Donald Trump, 2024-07-31)
Evidence (2024-07-01): All that means that the U.S. is stuck relying on importing and exporting oil even if domestic production ramps up even more than it already has. And that, in turn, means we’re at the mercy of fluctuations in global energy costs, which remain out of the White House’s singular control. [...] "We are a nation that is begging Venezuela and others for oil. ‘Please, please, please help us,’ Joe Biden says, and yet we have more liquid gold under our feet than any other country anywhere in the world. We are a nation that just recently heard that Saudi Arabia and Russia will be reducing their oil production while at the same time substantially increasing the price. And we met that threat by announcing that we will no longer be drilling for oil in large areas in Alaska or elsewhere, anywhere in our states. We are a nation that is consumed by the radical left’s Green New Deal, yet everyone knows that the Green New Deal is fake. It is really the green new scam." [Dec. 17, 2023] Fact check: First, the United States is the top oil-producing country globally, followed by Russia and Saudi Arabia. It is true that the U.S. eased oil sanctions on Venezuela late last year, though that reprieve was explicitly temporary and contingent on the country holding free and fair elections.
Claim: “We have more liquid gold — gasoline, oil — under our feet than any other country. More than Saudi Arabia. More than Russia. More than any other country.” (Donald Trump, 2024-07-31)
Evidence (2024-08-05): Donald Trump referred to America's untapped energy resources as "liquid gold," asserting that the United States has more energy potential than any other nation, including Saudi Arabia and Russia. He promised to harness these resources to make the US energy-dominant on the world stage. "We have more energy — we have more liquid gold, as I call it, under our feet than Saudi Arabia, than Russia, than anybody," Trump was quoted as saying.
Claim: “We have more liquid gold — gasoline, oil — under our feet than any other country. More than Saudi Arabia. More than Russia. More than any other country.” (Donald Trump, 2024-07-31)
Evidence (2024-07-26): A story. In December of 2015, everyone who worked on climate issues was in Paris for the white-knuckled final negotiations of the historic accords. While that was going on, Big Oil’s friends in Congress passed—almost without debate—an end to the longstanding ban on oil exports from the U.S. I cobbled together—with the help of the Sierra Club’s Mike Brune—what may have been the only oped opposing the measure, in a Paris cafe fueled by pain au chocolat. But the Democratic Senators I reached out to back home laughed—it wasn’t a big deal, they said, and anyway they were getting a production tax credit for wind energy in return. They were wrong: America in a decade has gone from not exporting oil and gas to becoming the world’s biggest producer. Bigger than Russia and the Saudis. [...] "We have more liquid gold under our feet than any other country by far, we are a nation that has the opportunity to make an absolute fortune with its energy," Trump said during his prime-time address. The speech was music to the ears of oil billionaires Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, Kelcy Warren of Energy Transfer, Jeffery Hildebrand of Hilcorp, and George Bishop of GeoSouthern Energy. Since March, they, together with their spouses and companies, have contributed at least $9.9 million to Trump-aligned committees and the Republican National Committee, according to Federal Election Commission data.
Claim: “We have more liquid gold — gasoline, oil — under our feet than any other country. More than Saudi Arabia. More than Russia. More than any other country.” (Donald Trump, 2024-07-31)
Evidence (2024-08-04): Former President Trump vowed to make America energy-dominant on the world stage. [...] "We have more energy — we have more liquid gold, as I call it, under our feet than Saudi Arabia, than Russia, than anybody," he said. "We're going to be energy-dominant, we're going to make a fortune, we're going to supply it all over Europe, all over the world. We're going to be double and triple what they're doing. We're going to have tremendous energy, and we're going to lower our prices of energy."
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-05-03): Looking just at the cumulative recovery statistics from the available states — 14 states have not published current data on recoveries — Texas ranks third. But it is important to note that there are many different definitions of what constitutes a recovery. For example, the Texas figure is an estimate based on hospitalizations and recovery times. Given the size of Texas' population, it makes sense to compare recovery statistics as a rate, as opposed to looking at the cumulative recoveries. Looking at the percentage of recoveries per positive coronavirus test, Texas ranks 16th among the states that have published data.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-05-03): Ahead of his this announcement, Abbott shared the statement we’re checking and said Texas is the third highest in the nation for the number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus. [...] The raw counts of recovered cases available show that Texas does rank third, but there is a lot to unpack with this data. Abbott’s office did not return a request for comment seeking information about the data behind his statement. [...] The available figures on cumulative COVID-19 recoveries by state show that Texas ranks third — but that data has limitations. For one, just 37 states and Washington D.C. have been recording data on recoveries. Also, different standards are in place for determining whether a patient has recovered.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2021-09-01): Texas ranks significantly higher than 50th, though it’s still below average. [...] Texas ranked better by this measurement than Alabama, Alaska, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin. [...] The most recent data we could find from the CDC, covering 2018, had Texas ranking 12th among the 25 states for which data was available. Texas’ rate was better than the rates in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2021-05-11): Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additional Contributions: We are grateful for the efforts of vital statistics jurisdictions in their continued collaboration with the National Center for Health Statistics and provision of data during the COVID-19 pandemic. We thank the staff of the Division of Vital Statistics for coding and reviewing data, providing continuous database maintenance, and producing timely analysis. [...] 3.National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Vital Statistics System: instructions for classification of underlying and multiple causes of death—2021. Accessed March 26, 2021.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2022-04-27): Please note:. This report has been corrected. [...] The overall age-adjusted death rate increased by 0.7% in 2021 from 2020. Overall death rates were highest among non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Black or African American populations. For a second year, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. [...] † Based on death records received and processed as of April 12, 2022, for deaths occurring in the United States among U.S. residents. Data included in this analysis include >99% of deaths occurring in 2021.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-08-07): Texas's age-adjusted death rate was 31.25% higher in 2021 than in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. [...] In 2021, 17.97% of Texas's residents weren't covered by health insurance. [...] Additionally, 52.33% of Texas's population were covered by private health insurance plans.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-01-27): Texas is the second most populous state in the nation and PolitiFact has checked a number of claims about its residents in the past. Most recently, we rated False a claim that a third of Texas has seen a "20-25% population loss in the last 5 years." [...] There are about 7.4 million in Texas — about 10% of the total population of people under 18 in the United States. Texas makes up the second largest share of people under 18 in the U.S., after California, which is home to about 12% of the population under 18 years old.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-05-15): Measuring "Quality of Life": Where Does Texas Rank? In the past two blog posts, we have looked at data that have painted the state of Texas in a very good light in terms of overall rankings for top states for business and a quality workforce. One of the areas in which Texas has not fared well has been in the "Quality of Life" component of CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business study. After hovering in the 30s for most of the 14 years of this study, Texas has been ranked next-to-last (49th out of 50 states) in the last two years of the study for "Life, Health & Inclusion (LHI)," which is the renamed title for "Quality of Life" in the CNBC study. In general, the LHI construct is comprised of metrics covering areas such as crime rates, childcare, inclusiveness in state laws and voting rights, and health care quality (CNBC methodology). In the article, "These 10 states are America’s worst places to live in 2022", Texas was awarded a grade of "F" with 72 points out of a possible 325 points for the LHI domain. Ranking Texas as the second-to-worst place to live, the article authors identified "childcare, health resources, inclusiveness, and voting rights" as weaknesses, mentioning that Texas had "no metrics in the top 50%" in the LHI domain.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2004-02-01): Texas counties with the most TB cases - 2022 - Harris: 267 - Dallas: 121 - Bexar: 62 - Tarrant: 52 - Hidalgo: 49 - Travis: 48 - Cameron: 46 - Frio: 46 - Collin: 35 - Webb: 32 [...] - 14 people (1.3 percent) were diagnosed in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facility; TDCJ is the state’s correctional prison system. [...] Texas is diverse. Texas is home to three of the country’s top ten largest cities and has the longest stretch of border with Mexico as compared to any other U.S. state.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2019-04-22): The cities in his calculation include all incorporated areas in Texas, from Houston, with more than 2.3 million people, to Toco in North Texas, with an estimated 75 residents. [...] Lila Valencia, the senior demographer at the Texas Demographic Center, said Sandlin’s calculations are exactly right. [...] Email interview with Lila Valencia, senior demographer at the Texas Demographic Center, April 26, 2019
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2019-09-06): Ruling: We rate this claim True. [...] Blanco said this statement was based on figures from the U.S. Department of Defense and CDC figures on firearm deaths. [...] Phone interview with State Rep. Cesar Blanco, Sept. 4,2019
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2024-09-12): The states with the highest rates of HIV diagnoses in 2021 included Georgia, Louisiana, and Florida. However, the states with the highest number of people with HIV were California, Texas, and Florida. In California, there were around 4,399 people diagnosed with HIV. [...] Release date represents the date figures were accessed. [...] If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2022-06-04): Texas ranks last in mental health care among U.S. states Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Sarah Wakefield, the chair of psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, about the state's mental health programs for youth. [...] SIMON: Dr. Sarah Mallard Wakefield of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. Thank you so much for being with us.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-07-23): How is the nation faring against COVID-19, both overall and at a state level? Get the answers here, with data on hotspots and infection rates. This map tracks the history of coronavirus cases in America, both recent and all-time. New Cases Per Day [...] For more on how USAFacts collects coronavirus data, read this detailed methodology and sources page.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-08-30): Government data offers valuable insights into a state's economy. Texas' economy ranks 2nd in size among states and Washington, DC. Explore this page to learn about the state's economic growth, job market, and economy size, backed by data from reputable sources like the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [...] Economic growth trends may differ as each state has a different mix of workers and industries. [...] More on the economy from USAFacts
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-03-28): As of March 10, 2023, the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 cases was Rhode Island followed by Alaska. Around 103.9 million cases have been reported across the United States, with the states of California, Texas, and Florida reporting the highest numbers of infections. [...] For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page. [...] CNN, Rate of COVID-19 cases in the United States as of March 10, 2023, by state (per 100,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109004/coronavirus-covid19-cases-rate-us-americans-by-state/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2024-10-06): How is Texas faring against COVID-19, both overall and at a state level? Get the answers here, with data on hotspots and infection rates. This map tracks the history of coronavirus cases in Texas, both recent and all-time. [...] In Texas, there were 0 newly reported COVID-19 cases and 0 newly reported COVID-19 deaths on Jul 23, 2023 7-day average cases per 100k From cities to rural towns, stay informed on where COVID-19 is spreading to understand how it could affect families, commerce, and travel. Follow new cases found each day and the number of cases and deaths in Texas. The county-level tracker makes it easy to follow COVID-19 cases on a granular level, as does the ability to break down infections per 100,000 people. This county visualization is unique to USAFacts and will be updated with the most recent data as frequently as possible. The underlying data is available for download below the US county map and has helped government agencies like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its nationwide efforts.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2022-12-22): Note: Updated on 12/22/22 at 2:15pm EST. Changes are in bold. [...] Of the 26 states and the District of Columbia where births outnumbered deaths, Texas (118,159), California (106,155) and New York (35,611) had the highest natural increase. All 50 states and the District of Columbia saw positive net international migration with California (125,715), Florida (125,629) and Texas (118,614) having the largest gains.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-12-20): As the state and nation recovered from the pandemic, the number of births returned to pre-pandemic levels and the number of deaths returned to pre-pandemic trends. An estimated 121,000 babies were born to North Carolina residents last year. This exceeded the 108,000 deaths during the same period. As a result, natural increase added a net 13,000 people last year – three times that experienced between July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022. Since April 1, 2020, there was a net gain of only 20,000 people due to natural increase – accounting for just 5% of all population growth. [...] At the same time, international migration has recovered from the pandemic – adding a net 29,000 people during the previous year – slightly above the net gain in international migrants between 2021 and 2022.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2020-03-17): The updated rankings, released today, are based on data available as of 1 p.m. CT on March 23, so they don’t reflect the stay-at-home order issued this morning for Houston and Harris County. That order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. tonight and will expire on April 3. [...] These were the rankings for Texas based on the March 16 data: [...] On March 16, there were 69 cases in Texas but Gov. Greg Abbott said the state should expect an "exponential" increase soon. As of March 24, there are 728 cases in the state and seven have died.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-09-01): (16) the Railroad Commission of Texas; [...] (3) the Texas Education Agency; [...] (C) the Texas Education Agency;
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2023-02-07): In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Congress authorized historic levels of emergency funding for federal agencies to provide direct financial assistance to individuals, businesses, and state, local, and Tribal governments. [...] RECOVERIES IN WHISTLEBLOWER SUITS [...] Except where indicated, the government’s claims in the matters described above are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability. The numbers contained in this press release may differ slightly from the original press releases due to accrued interest.
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2022-01-01): - The survey covers residents of households (persons living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums; civilians living in housing on military bases, etc.) and persons in non-institutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers' camps, and halfway houses). - The survey does not cover persons who, for the entire year, had no fixed address (e.g., persons experiencing homelessness and/or transient persons not in shelters); were on active military duty; or who resided in institutional group quarters (e.g., correctional facilities and hospitals ). [...] Interview Response and Completion:
Claim: “Texas ranks 3rd highest among states for the number of people who have recovered from” the coronavirus. (Greg Abbott, 2020-05-03)
Evidence (2024-09-20): (See tables A and 1.) [...] Texas (+78,000, or +0.6 percent), Indiana (+19,800, or +0.6 percent), Minnesota (+14,400, or +0.5 percent), and Wisconsin (+11,600, or +0.4 percent). Meanwhile, job losses occurred in South Dakota (-3,100, or -0.7 percent). (See tables D and 3.) [...] The PDF version of the news release