“Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.”
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Speedway NOT Offering Consumers $500 Gift Card As ‘Settlement’ for High Prices — It’s Hoax
Is the Speedway gas and convenience store chain giving $500 gift cards to consumers who answer three questions as part of a price-gouging lawsuit settlement? No, that's not true: The post is a hoax. There is no evidence on Speedway's offi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Consumers Will NOT Get $500 Target Gift Card As A ‘Settlement’ For High Prices — It’s A Scam
As a "settlement" for raising prices "unfairly," is Target giving out $500 gift cards to people who shopped with them during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 and who will answer three questions? No, that's not true: A Target spokesperson
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Was NOT ‘Fined Big For Raising Prices Illegally High’, Consumers Can NOT Apply To Get $500 In Store Credit
Was Walmart "fined big for raising prices illegally high," and as a result, can consumers apply to get $500 in store credit? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Walmart has been fined nor is there any evidence of consumers bein
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Eggflation? Social media post scrambles the facts on high egg prices
The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Have gasoline prices fallen to pre-Ukraine war levels, as Joe Biden said?
“Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
FactCheck.org→ Altered Video of Exchange Between White House Press Secretary and Reporter on Gas Prices Goes Viral
In an Oct. 19 press briefing, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre a question about President Joe Biden’s request for U.S. oil companies to help lower high gasoline prices. Jean-Pierre asked Doocy t
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Gas prices hit $5 a gallon more than a year after Joe Biden took office, not when he was inaugurated
The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”
Logically→ The decrease in gas exports from Russia does not impact U.K. energy prices.
The increase in U.K. gas prices results from several factors, many of which relate to the reduction of Russian natural gas flows to Europe.
Snopes→ Biden Falsely Claims Gas Prices Were ‘Over $5’ When He Took Office
Biden added that the national average for U.S. gas prices was $3.39 as of late October 2022, which also was false.
PolitiFact→ Gas prices: Where they stand now, and why
If you’ve felt like prices at the pump have been on a roller-coaster ride recently, you’re not alone. We examined how current gas prices compare historically, and which factors have pushed them up and down this year.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Kamala Harris didn’t say this about gas prices
Kamala Harris said, “We have to acknowledge gas is high which is the opposite of low.”
Snopes→ Did US Gas Prices Drop Below $2 Under Trump?
"They want you to forget gas was under $2 when Trump was in office," one Twitter user posted.
Logically→ Narendra Modi ignored a question regarding petrol prices during an interactive session.
An edited video of PM Modi interacting with Mudra loan beneficiaries in 2018 has been used to claim that he avoided a question on petrol prices.
Poynter→ Green energy policies didn’t cause record prices at gas pumps
The spike in gasoline prices earlier this year had Republicans crying foul, blaming President Joe Biden and Democrats for the increase — even though they began rising in late 2020 under President Donald […] The post Green energy policies did
PolitiFact→ Saving Arizona PAC – Pro-GOP ad in Arizona Senate race falsely links Keystone pipeline to gasoline prices
“Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Green energy policies didn’t cause record prices at gas pumps
"Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "
Logically→ The U.K. government is deliberately raising energy prices as part of the Great Reset.
Several major factors connected to the war in Ukraine resulted in the U.K. energy price increase. The Great Reset is an unproven conspiracy theory.
Logically→ Huge discrepancies in electricity prices observed between U.K. and the rest of Europe in August 2022.
Data from September 2021 is misinterpreted as data representing electricity prices in the U.K. and other European countries in 2022.
Logically→ Gas prices in the U.K. are much higher than the EU price cap.
There is no cap placed by European Union on gas prices. The rates vary across Europe as countries import natural gas from different reserves.
Full Fact→ Out-of-date map showing high GB electricity prices compared to Europe re-emerges
A screenshot circulating on social media shows electricity prices in September 2021, and doesn’t reflect current prices.
FactCheck.org→ Crude Oil Prices Down Due to Recession Fears, Contributing to Lower Gasoline Prices
The average price of U.S. regular-grade gasoline has been falling for weeks, after reaching a record high of over $5 in mid-June. Analysts have said the decrease can mostly be attributed to a drop in the price of crude oil, which has declined largely b
PolitiFact→ Power to the Patients – Rapper Fat Joe says no one is making sure hospitals post their prices
About a federal hospital price transparency requirement, “Nobody’s enforcing that law.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Didn’t Say ‘High Gas Prices Are Forcing People to Electric Vehicles’
RNC Research, a Twitter account managed by the Republican National Committee, claimed that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg bragged in a recent interview that “high gas prices are forcing people to electric vehicles”:RNC Research @RN
Snopes→ Sky-High Diesel Prices Squeeze Truckers, Farmers, Consumers
The price of diesel fuel has skyrocketed in recent months — much more even than regular gasoline — especially after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden didn’t admit to plotting to make gasoline prices high
“Biden admits $5 is being done on purpose” and “this has been his plan all along.”
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Yes, beer prices are up. No, that’s not only because of Democrats.
"Thanks to failed Dem policies, beer is 9.1% more expensive."
AllSides→ Gasoline Prices Up Due to Global Supply-Demand Issues, Russian Invasion of Ukraine
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/gasoline-prices-up-due-to-global-supply-demand-issues-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/
FactCheck.org→ Gasoline Prices Up Due to Global Supply-Demand Issues, Russian Invasion of Ukraine
U.S. presidents have little control over the price that consumers pay for gasoline. As the Energy Information Administration explains, gasoline prices are mainly affected by the price of crude oil, a fossil fuel that is refined into gasoline. And the p
Snopes→ ‘A Whole Lot of Truth’ (and Some Misleading Info) About Gas Prices
A viral piece of copypasta gets a few things wrong about gas prices.
Logically→ Gas prices at a 7-Eleven store reached $7.11 in June 2022.
An old photo displaying a "test price" to mark the opening of a new 7-Eleven store does not reflect the actual gas price.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Viral image of gas prices is from 2015, not Jan. 6, 2021
An image shows gas prices on Jan. 6, 2021.
Snopes→ Did Gas Prices Hit $7.11 at 7-Eleven?
The "prophecy" has not been fulfilled.
Poynter→ There are no easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims
As they campaign to win the election in November, Republicans are blaming Democrats for record-high gas prices, and Democrats are shifting the blame to oil companies. Florida Republican Marco Rubio […] The post There are no easy answers on reduci
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Image of anti-Biden restaurant sign about gas prices was digitally altered
A Big Boy restaurant sign said Donald Trump "was right" when he "predicted if Biden was elected, you'd see $5, $6 and $7 gas."
PolitiFact→ No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims
Experts don’t see ways for elected officials to quickly cut gas prices, but there might be moves to reduce prices over time.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USDA Is NOT Predicting Egg Prices Will Be $12/Dozen By Fall 2022
Is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) predicting that egg prices will be $12 per dozen by fall 2022? No, that's not true: Although prices are expected to rise in 2022, the expected cost of a dozen eggs is nowhere near $12. The clai
Snopes→ Gas Prices Close in on $5 a Gallon in US, Hit Record in UK
California has the highest average price at $6.40 a gallon.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Statement on Gasoline Prices to Nonexistent ‘BP Oil Executive’
Quick Take A supply and demand imbalance, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, led to a surge in gasoline prices. But an online statement attributed to a supposed “BP Oil Executive” blames gasoline prices on U.S. dependence on foreign oil
Snopes→ 4 Tips For Avoiding Online Misinfo About Gas Prices
No. 1: Don’t draw broad conclusions on the fuel economy based on one or a few pictures of gas station signs.