Claim: Claims that an image shows a helicopter de-icing a wind turbine in the state of Texas have circulated online as a winter storm left millions of people without power in the southern United States. But the photo was taken in Sweden years earlier, and although some American politicians have used the blackouts to criticize renewable energy, electricity from fossil fuels accounted for the bulk of the lost production in Texas.
Fact-check: Photo shows helicopter de-icing wind turbine in Sweden, not Texas
Verdict: false
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-02-19T06:21:00