Statement·other·said 2015-01-20
“The Texas leg of the Keystone pipeline has already created 4,800 jobs in just the year it's been up and running.”
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Verdict
Falseby PolitiFact
2015-01-23Reasoning
PolitiFact found the 4,800 figure was construction jobs over 15 months (2012–14), not jobs created during the pipeline's first year of operation. Cornyn's office acknowledged the timeframe error.
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