16 People 23701 Fact-checks 7152 Articles People (16) America First Patients First America's Natural Gas Alliance Ohio Oil and Gas Association Good Jobs First Florida First Initiative Florida First Project Health First Wisconsin Voters First Ohio America First Legal Friends of Miami First Lone Star First Protect Families First Virginia First Foundation Put Alaska First PAC America First Political Committee Fact-checks (23701) Viral image stated on May 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Costco gas pump screen said “Don’t blame us. Blame Joe Biden.” By Samantha Putterman• June 1, 2022 Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 1, 2020 Hank Gilbert stated on September 12, 2010 in a campaign video.: Says gas pumps in different parts of Texas are missing state inspection stickers and/or their inspections are out of date--and that's cheating consumers. By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2010 Raphael Warnock stated on April 05, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “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.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2022 Ryan Zinke stated on February 23, 2018 in a panel at the conservative CPAC conference: "Under the previous administration it was … $100 to fill a car. American energy has delivered. Now it's $60. That’s $40 you have in your pocket … that you wouldn’t have." By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When you pull up to the gas pump to fill up your car, get your cell phone and search for Bluetooth devices. If a sequence of letters and numbers show up don’t pay at the pump. One of the pumps has a credit card skimmer inside of it. All of these skimmers run on bluetooth." By Cade Moisey, Patrick Orsagos, Mary Alice Truitt, Davis Versprille• May 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: People are attaching HIV-infected needles to gas station pump handles. By Samantha Putterman• June 24, 2019 Viral image stated on March 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Gas costs $7.89 at a station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.: Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump." By Bill Adair• February 11, 2008 Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office." By W. Gardner Selby• May 22, 2011 Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows woman filling plastic bags with gas after Colonial Pipeline disruption. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the past weekend at her VACATION COTTAGE at Birch Lake. Violating her own EXECUTIVE ORDER.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 24, 2020 Viral image stated on May 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Exxon sign says drivers “must show proof of a job for gas purchase.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Jeff Merkley stated on March 04, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices By Charles Pope• March 12, 2011 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 Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: “My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.” By Kelly Smits• July 21, 2022 American Automobile Association stated on April 27, 2020 in a news report: “New York is one of only 12 states where the average gallon of gas costs more than $2.00.” By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey• May 8, 2020 Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.” By Kelly Smits• July 21, 2022 Articles (7152) Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say By Molly Moorhead• April 29, 2012 Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say By Molly Moorhead• April 30, 2012 Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012 Joe Biden is pushing for more electric cars. Will there be enough charging stations? By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2023 How high are gasoline prices today, really? By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2022 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 Looking at local claims By April Hunt• October 1, 2015 ‘How is this not a Pants on Fire?’: What PolitiFact readers thought of recent fact-checks By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022 Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022 By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• May 4, 2022 In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices By Bill McCarthy• December 9, 2021 McCain's drilling won't dent gas prices By Robert Farley• June 19, 2008 PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019 Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022 Fact-checking Texas fracking, pollution, earthquakes By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2015 Checking Obama, Paul, gas prices and border fence By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2011 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022 By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits, Vanessa Swales• August 4, 2022 A closer look at the Keystone pipeline By April Hunt• November 18, 2014 No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2022
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Viral image stated on May 27, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Costco gas pump screen said “Don’t blame us. Blame Joe Biden.” By Samantha Putterman• June 1, 2022 Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 1, 2020 Hank Gilbert stated on September 12, 2010 in a campaign video.: Says gas pumps in different parts of Texas are missing state inspection stickers and/or their inspections are out of date--and that's cheating consumers. By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2010 Raphael Warnock stated on April 05, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “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.” By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2022 Ryan Zinke stated on February 23, 2018 in a panel at the conservative CPAC conference: "Under the previous administration it was … $100 to fill a car. American energy has delivered. Now it's $60. That’s $40 you have in your pocket … that you wouldn’t have." By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2018 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When you pull up to the gas pump to fill up your car, get your cell phone and search for Bluetooth devices. If a sequence of letters and numbers show up don’t pay at the pump. One of the pumps has a credit card skimmer inside of it. All of these skimmers run on bluetooth." By Cade Moisey, Patrick Orsagos, Mary Alice Truitt, Davis Versprille• May 17, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2019 in a Facebook post: People are attaching HIV-infected needles to gas station pump handles. By Samantha Putterman• June 24, 2019 Viral image stated on March 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Gas costs $7.89 at a station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 Barack Obama stated on February 10, 2008 in a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.: Americans "have never paid more for gas at the pump." By Bill Adair• February 11, 2008 Michael Williams stated on April 26, 2011 in a tweet.: "Gas prices have gone up $2 since Obama took office." By W. Gardner Selby• May 22, 2011 Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows woman filling plastic bags with gas after Colonial Pipeline disruption. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post: Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2022 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the past weekend at her VACATION COTTAGE at Birch Lake. Violating her own EXECUTIVE ORDER.” By Ciara O'Rourke• April 24, 2020 Viral image stated on May 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Exxon sign says drivers “must show proof of a job for gas purchase.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Jeff Merkley stated on March 04, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices By Charles Pope• March 12, 2011 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 Viral image stated on May 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show gas costs nearly $10 in the Carolinas. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2021 Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: “My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.” By Kelly Smits• July 21, 2022 American Automobile Association stated on April 27, 2020 in a news report: “New York is one of only 12 states where the average gallon of gas costs more than $2.00.” By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey• May 8, 2020 Tim Michels stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter: The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.” By Kelly Smits• July 21, 2022
Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say By Molly Moorhead• April 29, 2012 Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say By Molly Moorhead• April 30, 2012 Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012 Joe Biden is pushing for more electric cars. Will there be enough charging stations? By Tom Kertscher• April 21, 2023 How high are gasoline prices today, really? By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2022 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 Looking at local claims By April Hunt• October 1, 2015 ‘How is this not a Pants on Fire?’: What PolitiFact readers thought of recent fact-checks By Amy Sherman• December 20, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• March 9, 2022 Russia’s economy and Western sanctions: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022 By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• May 4, 2022 In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices By Bill McCarthy• December 9, 2021 McCain's drilling won't dent gas prices By Robert Farley• June 19, 2008 PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019 Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022 Fact-checking Texas fracking, pollution, earthquakes By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2015 Checking Obama, Paul, gas prices and border fence By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2011 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022 By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Kelly Smits, Vanessa Swales• August 4, 2022 A closer look at the Keystone pipeline By April Hunt• November 18, 2014 No easy answers on reducing U.S. gas prices, despite political ads’ claims By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2022
