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Latest Fact-Checks In Gas Prices

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stated on May 18, 2025 remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press"
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 13, 2023 a rally in Coralville, Iowa
“Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2023
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
stated on January 12, 2023 a tweet
“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.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • January 30, 2023
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 14, 2022 Blog post
“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • November 1, 2022
Saving Arizona PAC
Saving Arizona PAC
stated on September 8, 2022 a campaign ad
“Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 23, 2022 Twitter
"Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • September 16, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 6, 2022 TV ad
“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • August 5, 2022
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
stated on June 23, 2022 Twitter
The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”
Mostly False
By Kelly Smits • July 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2022 a photo on Facebook
“If you earn $100 and pay $33 income tax you’re left with $67. You then buy $67 worth of fuel and in doing so pay a 48% fuel tax (fuel tax = $32.16 + $6.70 GST). This means that the government just got $71.86 tax from your hard earned $100.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • May 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2022 a post
Fuel containing 15% ethanol will ruin a car engine.
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • April 18, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 18, 2022 Twitter
Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2022
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on July 20, 2021 Twitter
Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • August 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2021 social media posts
“Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • May 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor.
Mostly False
May 7, 2020
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 9, 2018 a video
Says Tony Evers will "raise the gas tax by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Mostly False
October 24, 2018
Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats
stated on May 23, 2018 a tweet
"El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2018
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 15, 2017 a Repeal the Gas Tax campaign article
"This new gas tax does not increase (road) capacity anywhere in the state. It will build no new lanes of freeways. If Californians didn’t like their traffic before, they’re going to like it even less when they’re stuck in the exact same traffic and paying more for their gas."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 14, 2014 a press conference in Burma
Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 20, 2014
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 1, 2013
Says Obama policies contributed to gas prices rising from $1.89 in January 2009 to $3.51 today.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • July 23, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 26, 2013 a constituent email
A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 28, 2013
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