US President’s claim saying no wind power in China refuted and identified as ‘lie’ by netizens on social media

US President Donald Trump’s latest claim about wind power in China has sparked widespread fact-checking and was labeled a “lie” by netizens on social media. 

Trump on Friday local time made a controversial claim about wind power while renewing his attacks on renewable energy. He complained that many of the components used in wind turbines are made in China, then suggested that China itself does not actually use wind turbines, Huffpost reported. 

“I have never seen a wind farm in China,” Trump declared. “Why is that? Somebody check that out.”

In reality, China is by far the world’s leading producer of wind energy, with more than triple the wind capacity of the US, Huffpost reported.

The Global Wind Report 2025, released by the Global Wind Energy Council, said that China has remained the world’s largest wind power market for consecutive years, serving as the primary driver of global wind power capacity growth, according to a report on people.com.cn on May 12.

The year 2024 marked a year of robust development for China’s wind power industry, it said. From technological innovation and policy optimization to market restructuring, the sector has undergone unprecedented changes. Statistics show that China added nearly 80 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2024 – a record high. The country’s total installed wind power capacity has exceeded 520 gigawatts, accounting for roughly half of the world’s cumulative capacity.

Since Trump said “somebody check that out” when criticizing wind power, many people did exactly that – and promptly fact-checked him. 

One user on X noted “The Gansu wind farm is the largest onshore wind farm in the world, with 7,000 turbines. China is the global leader in installed wind capacity.”

Another netizen wrote that “China leads the world in permitting and building new coal plants, but they have over 7,000 wind turbines and are also a leader in solar power.”

Another netizen said that there are tons of wind farms in China and Trump’s claims about wind power in China is “Just another pointless easy to debunk lie.”