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Snopes→ As Gas Prices Hit Record, Here’s How to Get Better Mileage

2022-05-11 The dollars-and-cents counter on the gas pump seems to be spinning faster these days with U.S. prices hitting another record high. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ INFLATION QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge of a Century of Changing Prices

2022-04-28 How much did a dozen eggs cost back in 1922? When was sugar at its cheapest?  Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Raphael Warnock – Fact-checking Warnock’s statement that a drop in oil prices doesn’t cause major drop in gas prices

2022-04-20 “While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Waiving Ethanol Rule in Bid to Lower Gasoline Prices

2022-04-12 The Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver to allow widespread sale of a 15% ethanol blend. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin pins blame for high insulin prices on big drug corporations, but there are other factors

2022-04-08 "The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – John D. Rockefeller didn’t coin term ‘fossil fuels’ to trick people and boost oil prices

2022-04-08 John D. Rockefeller coined the term “fossil fuel” to trick people into thinking that his product was scarce and drive up the price when fossil fuels are actually “the second most abundant liquid on the planet.” Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?

2022-04-06 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-gas-prices-quote/ On April 2, 2022, a fake quote was shared  Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?

2022-04-05 We looked for the origins of a strange and very viral quote about gas prices that purportedly came from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Planning to Tap Oil Reserve to Control Gas Prices

2022-03-31 President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joni Ernst – Ernst says gas prices are rising under Biden; they were going up under Trump, too

2022-03-30 “Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – No, Democrats aren’t responsible for rising gas prices

2022-03-29 Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Man Touts Electric Unicycle As Answer to High Gas Prices

2022-03-25 A Massachusetts man says he has the answer for those singing the blues about stratospheric gas prices. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Applebee’s Gas Prices Email

2022-03-24 On March 23 2022, Twitter user Rob Gill (@vote4robgill) shared images of a purported internal Applebee’s “gas prices” email — which included commentary about a spike in gas prices enabling Applebee’s management to sharply Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A single-day gasoline boycott isn’t a silver bullet solution to rising gas prices

2022-03-22 “In April 1997, there was a ‘gas out’ conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ As Gas Prices Rise, Towns Add Electric Car Charging Stations

2022-03-21 A wave of new electric vehicle charging stations across the country is coming as interest in alternatives to gasoline-powered vehicles is on the rise and could heighten further due to a global spike in gasoline prices. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Mailbag: Gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and more

2022-03-21 Twitter: Reader comments on gas prices, false claims about bioweapon labs in Ukraine, Putin as a war criminal, and more. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ June 2008 Gas Prices

2022-03-18 On March 14 2022, Twitter user Qasim Rashid tweeted about purported oil and gas prices in June 2008, in contrast with their prices in March 2022: Oil & Avg Gas $ June 2008:•Oil: $181.58/barrel•Gas: $4.10/gallon Oil & Avg Gas $ Mar 2022: Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Persistent high gas prices don’t prove price gouging — and neither do comparisons to 2008 gas prices

2022-03-17 Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oil And Gas Prices Do NOT Always Move in Tandem

2022-03-17 Do the prices for oil and gas always move in tandem? No, that's not true: Although the two closely track each other, there is often a time lag. That's especially true when oil prices fall; historically, it takes a while for gas prices to Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Big Fuel Companies Did NOT Sell Gas, Diesel At Low Prices To Protest Government on March 16, 2022

2022-03-17 Did big fuel companies sell gas and diesel at low prices in protest against the government on March 16, 2022? No, that's not true: On March 16, 2022, the national average prices for regular gas and diesel exceeded $4 and $5, respectively. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?

2022-03-17 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/16/joe-biden/joe-biden-blame-putin-high-gasoline-prices/ Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Is Biden correct that the spike in gas prices is largely Putin’s fault? Mostly.

2022-03-17 President Joe Biden recently cast blame for a spike in gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We’ve seen the price of gas go up over $1 just since he […] The post Is Biden correct that the spike in gas prices is largely Putin Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – How much blame does Putin deserve for high gasoline prices?

2022-03-16 “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ The truth about gas prices and oil production

2022-03-15 Partisans on all sides, as is often the case, are misrepresenting the facts. Here's a guide to the issue. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Stephen Miller – No, Kamala Harris didn’t defer to Polish president on gas prices

2022-03-14 "She was asked about gasoline prices ... and she tried to defer to President Duda, the Polish president." Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Prices DON’T Show If US Sanctions Are Hurting Russia

2022-03-11 Do low Russian gasoline prices prove U.S. sanctions aren't hurting their economy? No, that's not true: As sanctions by the United States and other Western nations took hold in the weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, gas price Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ How high are gasoline prices today, really?

2022-03-11 Gas prices have just hit all-time highs. But as a percentage of personal disposable income, a typical gasoline purchase is actually less burdensome than it was from 2006 to 2014. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post on drilling and cost of Russian oil misses the mark on why prices are so high

2022-03-10 Two years ago we were “drilling our own oil for $27 a barrel.” Now, thanks to Joe Biden, we’re “paying $105 a barrel to Russia.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ARCO Gas Station With $9 A Gallon Prices Is NOT In Los Angeles And The Prices Were Only A Sign Update

2022-03-10 Were gas prices $9 a gallon at a Los Angeles gas station? No, that's not true: The image being used in social media posts is from a gas station in Stockton, California and not Los Angeles. But more importantly, the board showed a $9 (and Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil production in Biden’s first year is on par with Trump.

2022-03-10 U.S. gas prices hit a high on March 8, and President Joe Biden warned Americans they may pay even more at the pump after he banned imports of oil from Russia to […] The post Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil productio Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up?

2022-03-09 Will Biden’s Russia oil ban drive up gas prices? It will contribute. But post-pandemic recovery snags were already pushing prices upward. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ $6.09 Gas Prices in California Meme

2022-03-09 Amid ongoing discourse about rising gas prices in the United States on March 9 2022, an Imgur post purportedly showed a photo of a gas station displaying prices of $6.09 a gallon for regular, $6.23 for “plus,” and $6.29 for “supreme&# Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – California gas prices are going up, but not at $9 a gallon in early March 2022

2022-03-07 Gas cost $9 a gallon in California in early March 2022. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher Food, Gas Prices

2022-02-24 A national recession could be perhaps the biggest threat. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021

2022-02-17 Did the price of regular gas reach a national average of $1.87 per gallon during February 2021? No, that's not true: While individual gas station prices always vary, the national average of regular gas prices during February 2021 never we Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Consumer Prices Soared 7% in Past Year, Most Since 1982

2022-01-12 Inflation has spiked during the recovery from the pandemic recession as Americans have ramped up spending on goods such as cars, furniture and appliances. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices

2021-12-09 The shortened clip conservative websites and politicians are sharing on social media cut Biden’s sentence short, leaving out the part where he said Americans shouldn’t be “gouged for gas.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence that Biden canceling an oil pipeline caused higher U.S. gas prices

2021-12-01 Low gas prices in Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia show that Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline project is to blame for U.S. prices. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yes, Pete Buttigieg Said Families Who Buy Electric Cars ‘Never Have To Worry about Gas Prices Again’

2021-11-30 The U.S. transportation secretary was discussing the Democrats’ social spending package. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ How high are today’s gas prices compared with recent history?

2021-11-23 With overall inflation now reaching a three-decade high, Americans are worried. Despite positive numbers in job gains and economic growth, stubbornly high levels of inflation have cast a pall on the public’s view of the economy. A particular focus of Go to site post…»

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