Lead Stories's video: Fact Check: NO Proof Found That John D Rockefeller Paid to Have Petroleum Designated a Fossil

Read full story here: https://hoax-alert.leadstories.com/2021/02/fact-check-no-proof-found-that-john-d-rockefeller-paid-to-have-petroleum-designated-a-fossil-fuel-to-drive-price-up.html FACT CHECK: NO PROOF FOUND THAT JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER PAID TO HAVE PETROLEUM DESIGNATED A FOSSIL FUEL TO DRIVE PRICE UP Did 19th century industrialist John D. Rockefeller pay scientists at the 1892 Geneva Congress on Organic Nomenclature to have petroleum designated a fossil fuel to make it appear scarce, to drive the price up? No, there's no evidence that he did that: Despite the fact that this allegation has been making the rounds since at least 2015, no one has cited a source or offered attribution. More significantly, though, the Rockefeller Archive Center says it does not have any records with references to the Geneva Congress.