“An image shows gas prices on Jan. 6, 2021.”
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Claim dated 17 Jun 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
This image is actually from 2015, not 2021. National average gas prices on Jan. 6, 2021, were around $2.25 to $2.32 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 June 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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