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Fact-checks (19685)

Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham:
Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2022
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate:
"While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average."
By Steve Contorno• October 21, 2014
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting:
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2025
X posts stated on June 02, 2022 in a tweet:
Biden gave Americans “the cheapest gas prices on Earth.”
By Samantha Putterman• June 6, 2022
Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter:
"Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "
By D.L. Davis• September 16, 2022
Republican National Committee stated on April 24, 2008 in a Web video.:
Says Obama flip-flopped on a gas-tax "holiday."
By Bill Adair• April 24, 2008
Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader:
If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2016
Bill White stated on May 17, 2010 in an e-mail:
"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2010
Joni Ernst stated on March 19, 2022 in an email newsletter:
“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.”
By Eleanor Hildebrandt• March 30, 2022
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 17, 2023 in a post on X:
“Since Biden took office ... real wages have fallen monthly.”
By Jacquie Broush• October 12, 2023
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2021 in an interview:
"Our wind and our solar got shut down ... and that thrust Texas into this situation where it was lacking power at a statewide basis.”
By Brandon Mulder• February 19, 2021
Tom Perriello stated on October 12, 2010 in a TV ad:
 "Senator Robert Hurt voted for a bill that’s raised your electric rates seven times."
By Wes Hester• October 30, 2010
Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.:
Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2024
Barack Obama stated on January 03, 2012 in an Obama for America video:
President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil."
By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in 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.”
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• May 26, 2021
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2017 in a tweet:
"Long gas lines forming in North Korea."
By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2017
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."
By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2012
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline:
An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
By Phil Galewitz• November 23, 2021
Eric Hovde stated on July 02, 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."
By Dave Umhoefer• July 12, 2012
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

Articles (6979)

George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation

By Chris Nichols• November 6, 2017

How high are today's gasoline prices compared with recent history?

By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2021

How high are gasoline prices today, really?

By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2022

Gas taxes, on holiday

By Bill Adair• April 24, 2008

Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why

By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022

How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era?

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• May 13, 2021

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

Burning money: The facts on California's soaring cost to fight wildfires

By Chris Nichols, Sami Soto• August 3, 2018

The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Is Florida’s current COVID-19 case spike a result of seasonality?

By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2021

Potpourri of promises

By Bill Adair• January 8, 2010

The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 11, 2018

Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on.

By Jeff Cercone• February 8, 2023

Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

By Meg Doster, Eleanor Hildebrandt, Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller• April 13, 2022

Are gas prices going up? And is it Joe Biden’s fault?

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2021

Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025

Gasoline price blame game: 2012 edition

By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012

COVID-19 by the numbers: A status report

By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2020

Fact-checking claims about Africa

By Linda Qiu• August 7, 2014

Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2022