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FACT CHECK #53NA0Y12

06/23/26 · 11:07 AM UTC · 11 SOURCES

“Gas prices hit $5.00 under Joe Biden because Democrats printed money and killed American energy.”
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LEANS FALSE · HIGH CONFIDENCE

TL;DR ·Gas prices did peak above $5.00 in 2022, but experts cite global factors as the cause.

WHAT WE FOUND

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline did exceed $5.00 for the first time in June 2022 during Joe Biden's presidency . When Biden took office in January 2021, the price was approximately $2.39 to $2.46 per gallon . However, the claim's attribution of these prices to printing money and killing American energy is a subject of intense partisan debate and is contested by economic analysis. High-credibility sources and fact-checkers state the 2022 price surge was largely due to post-Covid supply disruptions and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which threatened global energy markets . While Republican officials have frequently blamed Biden’s energy policies for the increase , reports indicate that global market forces and geopolitical events were the primary drivers of the record-high costs .

SOURCES

  1. 1 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
    PolitiFact | Gas prices hit $5 a gallon more than a year after Joe Biden took office, not when he was inaugurated

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  2. 2 · waysandmeans.house.govACADEMIC
    Gas Prices Have More Than Doubled Since Biden’s First Day in Office - Ways and Means

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  3. 3 · rpc.senate.govACADEMIC
    Gas Prices Up 100% Under Biden

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  4. 4 · nytimes.comFACT-CHECKER
    Republicans Wrongly Blame Biden for Rising Gas Prices - The New York Times

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  5. 5 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
    Biden Falsely Claims Gas Prices Were 'Over $5' When He Took Office | Snopes.com

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  6. 6 · spotlightpa.orgACADEMIC
    Republicans silent as gas prices surge 50% under Trump • Spotlight PA

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  7. 7 · wral.comFACT-CHECKER
    Fact check: Biden says gas prices are 'down from over $5 when I took office' :: WRAL.com

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  8. 8 · gop.govACADEMIC
    Biden’s Energy Crisis is Only Getting Worse as He Doubles Down on His War on American Energy - www.gop.gov

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  9. 9 · factually.coFACT-CHECKER
    How Much Were Gasoline Prices Under Biden?

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  10. 10 · notus.orgWEB
    Republicans Don't Want to Talk About Gas Prices Anymore - NOTUS — News of the United States

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  11. 11 · politico.comWEB
    Diesel price spike raises stakes for Trump, GOP ahead of midterms - POLITICO

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