“Gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.”
What PolitiFact found
It's clear that gasoline prices have been higher during Joe Biden’s presidency than during Donald Trump’s. However, experts say a president’s ability to shape current gasoline prices is sharply limited.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Carol Miller (U.S. Representative, R-W.Va.) made this claim around 30 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 October 2023, 38 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Carol Miller has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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