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Latest Fact-Checks In Gas Prices

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Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release:
"When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 8, 2012
Billboard
Billboard
stated on July 23, 2012 in a billboard:
The price of gasoline was at $1.85 a gallon when President Barack Obama took office and has since nearly doubled because of his policies
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • August 24, 2012
stated on July 2, 2012 in a news release:
The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 12, 2012
stated on March 29, 2012 in a radio ad:
"The failed economic policies" of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve "are making gas prices higher while America’s economy is running on fumes."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 4, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on April 20, 2012 in a news release.:
Gas prices have gone up 99 percent since Obama became president, "the highest gas price increase since Carter."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • April 29, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on March 8, 2012 in an email blast.:
Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.:
Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • January 24, 2012
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