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Search results for "Almost 90 per cent of Iran's crude exports depend on transit through Hormuz"

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Fact-checks (14535)

Chris Wright stated on March 12, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:
The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2026
Tommy Thompson stated on March 23, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia."
By Tom Kertscher• April 19, 2012
John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview:
"Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high."
By Robert Higgs• April 8, 2013
Eric Hovde 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."
By James B. Nelson• May 4, 2012
Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in 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."
By Lauren Carroll• November 20, 2014
Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”
By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2021
Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2022 in 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.”
By Sara Swann• May 6, 2022
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2025
Barry DuVal stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview:
"We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations."
By Sean Gorman• September 17, 2015
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment:
“We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
By Yacob Reyes• February 28, 2022
Thom Tillis stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet:
"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."
By Paul Specht• October 29, 2021
Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2018 in a tweet:
Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia."
By Kyra Haas, Louis Jacobson• November 26, 2018
Bill Nelson stated on June 11, 2009 in during a U.S. Senate debate:
"The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."
By Aaron Sharockman• October 5, 2009
Sherrod Brown stated on March 23, 2012 in a news release:
Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."
By Peter Krouse• May 2, 2012
Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally in Phoenix:
"We have become an energy exporter for the first time ever just recently."
By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2017
Mike Dovilla stated on March 13, 2012 in a letter to the editor:
Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump."
By Tom Feran• April 17, 2012
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post:
“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
By Lawrence Andrea• November 1, 2022
Gavin Newsom stated on September 27, 2023 in an interview with Sean Hannity:
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.
By Louis Jacobson• September 28, 2023

Articles (5108)

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes

By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Fact-check: What Trump said about ‘$6 billion to Iran,’ immigration, economy at New Hampshire rally

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2023

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

McCain energy claim low on fuel

By Wes Allison• April 16, 2008

With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil

By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews

By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2024

Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin

By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016

Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why

By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022

Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

By Loreben Tuquero• April 10, 2026

What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline

By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018

McCain's drilling won't dent gas prices

By Robert Farley• June 19, 2008