Fact-check: “Gas prices are set to plummet with the end of the Iran War”
Verdict: Misleading (52% confidence)
The claim reflects a real pattern of administration statements — President Trump stated gas prices would 'drop like a rock' once the Iran war ends, and Press Secretary Leavitt used the word 'plummet' explicitly — but authoritative energy-market evidence from the EIA's May 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook indicates that normalization of oil trade patterns may not occur until late 2026 or early 2027, and energy analysts quoted by FactCheck.org indicate pre-war price levels could take well over a ye…
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