“Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.”
Donald Trump
former president. an interview with Hugh Hewitt. Claim dated 8 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The national average price for gasoline when Trump left the White House was $2.38, or about 28% higher than what he said it was.
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In short
Donald Trump (former president) made this claim around 8 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 December 2021. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- hughhewitt.comhttps://hughhewitt.com/former-president-trump-on-boris-johnsons-woes-sidney-powells-dough…
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