1. Early this month, @adndotcom, @newsminer, @pclarion and @matsu_news printed a gasline press release from @GovDunleavy, no questions asked, but have yet to correct the big lie it contains. There has been no reporting on the matter. #akleg #akgov https://www.adn.com/opinions/2021/02/02/its-time-to-build-an-alaska-natural-gas-pipeline/
2. The lie told by Dunleavy is the claim that this would be backed by private investment, with federal funding secondary. The reverse is true. The state wants the feds to pay 75%. It claims a private investor would put up 25%. Here are the false claims from the governor:
3. Alaska newspapers have fallen into the habit of printing any press release submitted by state officials without checking or confirming the contents or doing any reporting. Dunleavy and others will keep doing this because they can. #akleg #akgov https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2021/2/16/4qmslq2pplwlhyd7lixoz7r9me750u