Thursday, November 12, 2026

Claim check

From the day's Comms chatter

Published 4:00 AM Central

What's going around

Gas prices are falling now because oil companies pushed them up before the election so voters would blame Trump and vote Democratic.

Spreading on Facebook post by a conservative commentator (Nov 9) and an Instagram account named 'Republican Party' that is not the official party account (Nov 7)

What the record says

Timing EIA: the average has fallen weekly since a $4.48 peak on Sept. 21 (PolitiFact).
Today AAA regular average: $3.908 on Nov 12, vs. $4.356 a month ago.
Cause Analysts cite seasonal winter blend and more Gulf oil flowing; no sign of coordination.

Bottom lineFalse. Prices fell before Election Day.

Sources

AAA: National average gas prices (read Nov 12)PolitiFact: No, gas companies didn't raise prices before the election to hurt Trump (Nov 11)

This claim was checked in the Thursday, November 12, 2026 report.

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