GasBuddy refutes Trump $1.98 a gallon price claim

Saturday, May 03, 2025

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. However, GasBuddy said it could not locate any fuel stations with those prices.

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... "We don't have any data showing any individual stations below $2 a gallon today nor have we really seen any of that in the last several weeks since these claims have started," Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a statement to NewsNation.

The lowest price in the nation as of Friday was in Mississippi at $2.63 per gallon, according to the company's data tracker. The national average is $3.18 as of Friday, according to AAA, with no prices listed at less than $2.61. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 08:47 PM

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I'm tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
You're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
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#4 | Posted by oneironaut

One off aberration. Lowest Gas Prices in Atlanta

Nearby prices as shown on the receipt. https://www.gasbuddy.com/station/192632

Btw, Sam's Club a couple days ago was 2.43. Most stations are hovering around 2.55-2.65.