“When I left office, we had (the gasoline price) all the way down to $1.99 a gallon.”
Donald Trump
former president and 2024 presidential candidate. Claim dated 9 Oct 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisDuring pandemic
What PolitiFact found
National average gasoline prices fell to $1.79 in May 2020, when much economic activity, commuting and travel stopped.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former president and 2024 presidential candidate) made this claim around 9 October 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 October 2023. Its rating was “During pandemic”.
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.
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