Jul 15, 2025

Fact: Trump lied — again. California gas prices remain lower than a week ago, month ago, and a year ago

SACRAMENTO – Despite a concerted misinformation campaign driven by Republicans – from the President to state lawmakers – to create confusion around gas prices in California, prices actually remain lower now than they were one week ago, one month ago and one year ago.

🤥 Trump’s bogus claim about California’s gas prices: “You’re at $6-$7 [a gallon]”

As of Tuesday morning, AAA reported the statewide average price of a gallon of gasoline to be $4.51. This is four cents lower than a week ago, 14 cents lower than a month ago and 24 cents lower than a year ago.

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Collage of three overlapping X posts about California gas taxes, with a large red distressed “FALSE” stamp across them. Left: a post from Sen. Brian W. Jones predicting higher gas prices, with a cartoon of a man pumping gas beside a sign reading “In 4 days… Gas tax jumps to 61.2 cents, Newsom’s 65-cent low carbon fee starts.” Center: posts from Rep. Doug LaMalfa and James Gallagher claiming new state fees and Air Resources Board actions will raise gas taxes by up to 65 cents. Right: a post from the account Acyn quoting a claim that California’s gas prices stay high because “every time it goes down, they add taxes,” above a C-SPAN video still of a man speaking at a White House luncheon.

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