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  • Fact Check: $8.88 Gas Is NOT Being Sold By Murphy USA In Jasper, Alabama, In Early June 2022

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    Was gasoline costing $8.88 a gallon at a Murphy USA gas station in Jasper, Alabama, in early June 2022? No, that's not true: A representative for Murphy USA emailed Lead Stories to say that the Jasper location was not open for business when this picture was taken because the station was still under construction. The claim appeared in a Facebook…

    • Jun 9, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: $8.88 Gas Is NOT Being Sold By Murphy USA In Jasper, Alabama, In Early June 2022 No $8.88 Gas
  • Fact Check: Department Of Energy Did NOT Say Americans 'Purchase 40 Gallons Of Gas A Week Minimum'

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    Did the Department of Energy (DOE) say Americans buy at least 40 gallons of gas per week? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the DOE ever published statistics that made this claim, and the 40-gallons-of-gas-per-week claim also does not appear to be accurate. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on June 6, 2022. The post opens:…

    • Jun 8, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Department Of Energy Did NOT Say Americans 'Purchase 40 Gallons Of Gas A Week Minimum' Made-Up Stat
  • Fact Check: 'BP Oil Executive Brice Cromwell' Does NOT Exist, NO One At BP Wrote Social Media Commentary On High Oil, Gas Prices

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    Did a BP executive named "Brice Cromwell" write a commentary being shared on social media that blames the high cost of oil and gasoline on the United States not producing enough of "our very own American made product"? No, that's not true: BP says it does not have an employee by that name and the post did not come from…

    • Jun 6, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'BP Oil Executive Brice Cromwell' Does NOT Exist, NO One At BP Wrote Social Media Commentary On High Oil, Gas Prices Not BP Exec
  • Fact Check: Biden Impeachment NOT 'In Progress'; Ted Cruz, GOP Lawmakers Did NOT File New Lawsuit

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    Is the impeachment of President Joe Biden "in progress" as Sen. Ted Cruz and GOP lawmakers file a lawsuit? No, that's not true: The video in the Facebook post does not show Cruz and other GOP lawmakers announcing the impeachment of Biden or a lawsuit against him. In addition, lawsuits are not part of the impeachment equation. The claims appeared…

    • Jun 3, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Biden Impeachment NOT 'In Progress'; Ted Cruz, GOP Lawmakers Did NOT File New Lawsuit No Impeachment
  • Fact Check: 'Biggest Drop In The DOW Stock Market Ever' Did NOT Happen During Biden Administration

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    Did the "biggest drop in the DOW Stock Market Ever" occur during the Biden administration? No, that's not true: A professor of finance at Ivey Business School said the worst day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was October 19, 1987. A finance professor at the School of Management at the University at Buffalo told Lead Stories, "the recent…

    • May 20, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: 'Biggest Drop In The DOW Stock Market Ever' Did NOT Happen During Biden Administration 1987 Was Worst
  • Fact Check: High U.S. Gas Prices In 2022 Are NOT Related To Closed Pipelines

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    Are high U.S. gas prices in 2022 related to closed pipelines? No, that's not true: The high gas prices in 2022 are mostly attributed to the price of crude oil, along with global economics and world affairs. There is no evidence that closed pipelines have dramatically affected gas prices in 2022. Although President Joe Biden blocked the rest of the…

    • May 19, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: High U.S. Gas Prices In 2022 Are NOT Related To Closed Pipelines Other Reasons
  • Fact Check: 'Free Food Benefits' Post Is NOT Real -- It Leads To Third-Party Health Insurance Agency

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    Does this post lead senior citizens to accurate information about how to obtain free food from the government without it affecting their food stamps or other benefits? No, that's not true: The website linked in this Facebook post leads users to a third-party health insurance agency that is not affiliated with the United States government or the federal Medicare program.…

    • Apr 15, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: 'Free Food Benefits' Post Is NOT Real -- It Leads To Third-Party Health Insurance Agency 3rd Party Site
  • Fact Check: President Biden's Plan To Draw From Strategic Oil Reserve Does NOT Suck It Dry

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    Did President Joe Biden suck the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dry -- and all for only a $.014 decrease in the price at the pump? No, that's not true: This meme is based on two false suggestions: that Biden's plan has exhausted the nation's SPR, and that the price per gallon reduction from Biden's plan has already been realized…

    • Apr 4, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: President Biden's Plan To Draw From Strategic Oil Reserve Does NOT Suck It Dry Not Dry
  • Fact Check: 'Don't Pump Gas' Boycott Is NOT New -- It's Just Recirculated Old Post

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    Is there a national boycott of gasoline on April 15, 2022, to emulate a successful national protest from April 1997? No, that's not true: A post making that claim is a recycled post - "copypasta" that has circulated in various iterations online since at least 2004, with a new date slapped on it. Except for the date, wording in the…

    • Mar 21, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'Don't Pump Gas' Boycott Is NOT New -- It's Just Recirculated Old Post Copypasta
  • Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes

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    Did President Joe Biden's wartime ban on Russian oil imports cause the cost of gasoline to skyrocket and would completing the XL branch of the Keystone pipeline bring prices down? No, that's not true: Oil market experts and economists say the Russia ban is not the only driver of gas prices and bringing the XL section online would not guarantee…

    • Mar 18, 2022
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes Many Causes
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