Thursday, November 12, 2026

Claim check

From the day's Comms chatter

Published 4:00 AM Central

What's going around

More oil is going through the Strait of Hormuz today than before the Iran war.

Spreading on Florida Gov.-elect Byron Donalds on NBC's Meet the Press, Nov 8; shared in clips

What the record says

Said Donalds on Meet the Press: more oil through the strait today than pre-war (NBC transcript).
Data Kpler via WSJ: Hormuz flows about 82% of pre-war in mid-October (PolitiFact).
Nov Tanker Trackers: 13.1 million barrels a day via Hormuz, week to Nov 5, below pre-war.

Bottom lineMostly false. Strait flows still lower.

Sources

NBC News: Meet the Press transcript (Nov 8)PolitiFact: Byron Donalds on Strait of Hormuz oil flows, Mostly False (Nov 11)

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

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