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Misinformation isn't going away just because it's a new year. Support trusted, factual information with a tax deductible contribution to PolitiFact."By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”President Joe Biden spent his first day in the White House aimed at undoing the policies of the Trump administration. One of them sparked outrage on Facebook over its effect on American jobs.On Jan. 20, Biden that revoked the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. published the same day, one user said the move would cost thousands of jobs."By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs and roughly $2 billion in wages," the post says. "Democrats couldn’t even get through Day 1 without killing jobs for middle class Americans."The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our .) We’ve seen several offer other figures for how many jobs were lost as a result of Biden’s executive order, ranging from 12,000 to So we wanted to take a closer look.(Screenshot from Facebook)TC Energy Corp., the Canadian company the Keystone XL pipeline , has said more than 1,000 people are out of work because of Biden’s executive order. The 11,000 and $2 billion figures cited in the Facebook post are estimates published by the company, but most of the jobs would be temporary.We reached out to the user who published the post for their evidence, but we didn’t hear back.What Biden’s order doesThe Keystone XL pipeline is an international project . Without support from the U.S. government, it’s effectively halted.The 875-mile pipeline would carry a heavy crude oil mixture from Western Canada to Steele City, Neb., where it would connect with another leg stretching to Gulf Coast refineries.revokes the permit that March 29, 2019, by then-President Donald Trump on the grounds that it is harmful to the environment.While on the Keystone XL pipeline found in 2014 that it would not significantly contribute to carbon pollution, the project threatens Alberta’s rivers and forests. And the project has become a symbol for the political debate over fossil fuels. The Obama-era State Department had denied TC Energy’s request for a permit in 2015. Trump revived hopes for the project once he took office, ultimately approving it with an executive order. in April 2020, but that same month, said that the project had to go through a full endangered species review. TC Energy appealed the ruling, but the Supreme Court in July.Before Biden signed his executive order, only of the pipeline had been completed in Montana near the U.S.-Canada border.‘Thousands’ of lost jobs, but most are temporaryOver the past several years, we’ve that the Keystone XL pipeline would create thousands of American jobs. Several of them lack context about the duration and nature of these positions, and this Facebook post is similar., TC Energy said Biden’s order "would directly lead to the layoff of thousands of union workers." It did not specify exactly how many jobs would be lost. President Richard Prior that the layoffs would number more than 1,000. We reached out to TC Energy for more information, but we haven’t heard back.The 11,000 figure in the Facebook post appears to stem from on the pipeline’s website.In October, TC Energy awarded contracts to six American union contractors to build the Keystone XL pipeline in three states in 2021. Those contractors were "responsible for hiring 7,000 union workers."RELATED:"When combined with additional 2021 contracts to be announced later, the total number of American union workers constructing Keystone XL in 2021 will exceed 8,000 and $900 million in gross wages," the release said. "In total, Keystone XL is expected to employ more than 11,000 Americans in 2021, creating more than $1.6 billion in gross wages."That’s close to what the in its 2014 report.In the report, the agency wrote that 10,400 estimated positions would be for seasonal construction work lasting four to eight-month periods. Since the State Department defines "job" as "one position that is filled for 1 year," that would equate to approximately 3,900 jobs over a two-year period. In short: Most of the estimated jobs were temporary.The State Department forecasted that no more than 50 jobs, some of which could be located in Canada, would be required to maintain the pipeline. Thirty-five of them would be permanent, while 15 would be temporary contractors.We reached out to the White House for a comment, but we haven’t heard back.Our rulingA Facebook post says that Biden’s executive order revoking the Keystone XL pipeline "is destroying 11,000 jobs." That number is an estimate, and the claim lacks context about the longevity of Keystone jobs.TC Energy said more than 1,000 people are out of work because of Biden’s executive order. In October, the company said it expected to employ more than 11,000 Americans in 2021 and generate more than $1.6 in gross wages. But both TC Energy and the State Department have said the majority of those jobs would be temporary. A 2014 report found that the company would need only 50 employees to maintain the Keystone XL pipeline once it’s finished, 35 of them permanent.Temporary jobs are still jobs. But this post could leave the wrong impression without full context. 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Misinformation isn't going away just because it's a new year. Support trusted, factual information with a tax deductible contribution to PolitiFact."By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”President Joe Biden spent his first day in the White House aimed at undoing the policies of the Trump administration. One of them sparked outrage on Facebook over its effect on American jobs.On Jan. 20, Biden that revoked the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. published the same day, one user said the move would cost thousands of jobs."By revoking...

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