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The possible source of Trump’s false $2 gasoline claim - Roll Call

By D’Angelo Gore

The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is still over $3, and no state has an average price below $2.60. But since mid-April, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed, repeatedly, that gasoline prices “hit $1.98 a gallon” in multiple states. Now we may know his source.

Before publishing an April 24 story about the president’s inaccurate claims of much lower gasoline prices, FactCheck.org asked the White House for supporting evidence. Officials didn’t provide any.

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