US EditionGasBuddy pushes back on Trump price claim
- President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed in April and May 2025 that gas prices in several states dropped to as low as $1.88 or $1.98 per gallon, including during a recent commencement address and social media posts.
- These claims arose despite evidence from gas price trackers like GasBuddy and AAA showing no states had averages below about $2.66 per gallon, with no stations offering gas under $2 since mid-April when Trump began making these statements.
- GasBuddy monitors tens of thousands of stations and confirmed the lowest state average recently was $2.66 in Mississippi, while the national average hovered around $3.18 to $3.19 per gallon in late April and early May 2025.
- Trump's assertions have been fact-checked and debunked by multiple news organizations, and he has repeated the inaccurate low-price claims at least three times in one week, with experts noting gas prices remain higher now than when he returned to office in January 2025.
- While gas prices fluctuate for various reasons such as seasonal demand and global events, data indicates prices are not near their lowest in years, and rising costs may complicate Trump's efforts to fulfill his promise of lowering living expenses.
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Some Experts Challenge Trump’s ‘$1.98’ Gas Price Post
President Donald Trump began a post on Truth Social on Friday with the comment, “Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon.” Gas prices are down in some areas of the country, but AAA reported the average for a gallon of unleaded across the country was holding on Saturday morning at $3.17. AAA also reported that the national average price went up $0.02 since last week. The President also said in his post that, “groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, m…
Krasnov the liar "...right now believes (only) himself"
Trump repeats his $1.98/gallon of gasoline lie at the University of Alabama commencement. He claims there are three states with that price. Prices are higher than when he started his reign. Flim-flam continues. New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman...
GasBuddy refutes Trump $1.98 a gallon price claim
(The Hill) — GasBuddy, a company that tracks fuel costs across the country, is refuting President Trump's claims in a Friday morning social media post touting record low prices at the pump. “Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon, lowest in years, groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, mortgage rates down, employment strong, and much more good news, as Billions of Dollars pour in from Tariffs,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. How…
'Not true!' Trump hands gift to fact-checkers with wildly inaccurate brag
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday that gas prices were down to $1.98 a gallon — and it triggered hilarity.Fact-checkers and online commenters immediately reacted as Trump added that gas prices are $1.88 in three states. “Can you believe it?” he asked.According to the American Autom...
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