Record #5247
The US national average gasoline price will reach $4.00 a gallon by about March 22, 2026
IncorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5247 Breaking Points · 3/19/26: Energy Infrastructure Burns, Trump Wants $200 Billion For War, Energy Prices Spike, Mearsheimer Exposes US Disaster
Original quoteNational average right now is three eighty eight. It will be four dollars a gallon probably by the end of the week.
Quote begins at 35:48
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How the call settles
AAA/EIA national average price for regular gasoline reaches or exceeds $4.00/gallon on or before roughly March 22, 2026
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because The AAA national average did not reach $4.00 by roughly March 22, 2026. It was still $3.98 on March 26, 2026, and only exceeded $4/gallon in early April, reaching $4.08 on April 2, 2026 — the first time above $4 in four years. | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): Classic near miss on both tests: $3.98 vs the named $4.00 (0.5% short) at the deadline, and $4.00 was crossed April 2, only ~11 days past the stated window.. Applied stored rule: AAA/EIA national average price for regular gasoline reaches or exceeds $4.00/gallon on or before roughly March 22, 2026.
Outcome evidence
The AAA national average did not reach $4.00 by roughly March 22, 2026. It was still $3.98 on March 26, 2026, and only exceeded $4/gallon in early April, reaching $4.08 on April 2, 2026 — the first time above $4 in four years. | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): Classic near miss on both tests: $3.98 vs the named $4.00 (0.5% short) at the deadline, and $4.00 was crossed April 2, only ~11 days past the stated window.
Outcome date: 2026-03-22
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-01
Basis: research