Why bother, when you can hear it directly from him?CLAIM: Joe...

Why bother, when you can hear it directly from him?

CLAIM: Joe Biden wants to end fracking

Looking at official campaign events that directly addressed fracking in the past five months, this claim is false.

In April of this year, Joe Biden did an interview with KDKA, the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh. The interviewer asked if he would shut down fracking.

He responded, "No, I would not shut down this industry. I know our Republican friends are trying to say I said that. I said I would not do any new leases on federal lands."

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/verify-live-fact-checking-the-vice-presidential-debate-mike-pence-kamala-harris-2020/507-a132a85c-e42d-418d-a5a6-57baff1298e7

Biden’s actual position, which he frequently states, is that he would ban new gas and oil permits — including fracking — on federal lands only. The vast majority of oil and gas does not come from federal lands.