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5 fact-checked claims across 4 episodes · Jan 2022 to Oct 2024 · updated Jul 18, 2026

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  1. the united states has cut its carbon emissions 15% in the last 20 years it's gone down not up down why fracking fracking yeah fracking really

    Peterson claims the US has cut its carbon emissions by 15% over the last 20 years primarily due to fracking.

  2. and meanwhile China is opening hundreds of new coal power plants. They're doubling down on coal

    China is building hundreds of new coal power plants.

  3. more people die every year from solar energy than die from nuclear. Who dies from solar? Guess how you die from solar? Sunburn? No, you fall off the roofs when…

    Peterson claims more people die annually from solar energy installation accidents than from nuclear power.

  4. And then they approve 58 coal plants for the next, you know, every. They build a coal plant a week.

    Trump claims China approved 58 new coal plants and builds a coal plant every week.

  5. AI is going to draw more electricity than anything else in the United States, more than steel production. Ok. Used to.

    Carlson claims AI data centers will become the single largest electricity draw in the United States, surpassing what steel production used to consume.