“U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.”
U.S. Department of Energy
federal agency. a post on X. Claim dated 25 May 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Without adjusting for inflation, prices per gallon today aren’t anywhere near the lowest in two decades. But as a percentage of disposable income, 10 gallons of gasoline are at their second-lowest cost since 2002 — 23 years ago.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
U.S. Department of Energy (federal agency) made this claim around 25 May 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 May 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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