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13 October
5:13 pm

Eighty percent of our fuel is higher this year than last year because of the Iran war.

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 3 (WABI/WAGM)

5:13 pm
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Why we checked itA specific 80% fuel price increase figure attributed to the Iran war is a concrete, verifiable economic claim.
What we foundFuel prices are indeed substantially higher this year than last, and the Iran war is widely cited as the primary cause, but the specific figure of 'eighty percent' overstates the year-over-year increase for most U.S. fuel types.
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