Fact check: Trump posts wildly deceptive chart on oil prices
- Posted on May 8, 2026
- By CNN
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Fact check: Trump posts wildly deceptive chart on oil prices
Oil prices are higher now than they were when President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. But Trump posted a wildly deceptive chart on Friday that wrongly suggests oil prices are lower than they were upon predecessor Joe Biden’s departure.
