It has nothing to do with facts. It is which facts you are interested in.
If you talk about Tesla having created some jobs, fine, then it is a success. If you are talking about Tesla not even selling 10000 cars per year, and are used to "regular" car industry sales numbers, it is a joke.
The idea of absolute truth in politics is questionable. You will in almost all cases find a way to show that the guy you don't like is wrong and the guy you like is right.
