Fact-check · Oct 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“I saw $1.95, and then I saw $1.85 a gallon”
FALSESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
$4.20 — Gas Prices for Trump II at month 20 of the term (~2026), per FRED.
Anecdotal observation of a specific gas station price on an unspecified date cannot be verified without knowing when the Iowa speech occurred.
This figure differs by region.
Every time it was said
2 times, Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026 · 1 misleading · 1 false · against US regular gasoline, average price (FRED)
US regular gasoline, average price, as revised today● figure published the day it was saidMisleadingFalse
The verdicts differ. Some differences can come from new data between dates (see the figure published each day); others come from changes in the wording or in what each check found. Each check is linked below.
Oct 1, 2026MISLEADING
Oct 9, 2026FALSE
Figures published each day come from FRED archives (ALFRED), before later revisions.
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