PolitiFact rated the claim “John D. Rockefeller coined the term “fossil fuel” to trick people into thinking that his product was scarce and drive up the price when fossil fuels are actually “the second most abundant liquid on the planet.”” False.
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
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