Record #6664
US gasoline prices will rise roughly another 15 cents in the week following July 20, 2026
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #6664 The Bulwark · Sarah Longwell and Bill Kristol: We're Governed by Broken Men
Original quoteyeah, they're up already like 13 points this past week. And I think going to go up another 15 points this coming week, just because that's already baked into the wholesale prices.
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How the call settles
AAA/EIA national average regular gasoline price on ~July 27, 2026 is about 15 cents higher than on July 20, 2026
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because EIA weekly U.S. regular retail gasoline went from $4.001 on July 20, 2026 to $4.096 on July 27, 2026 — a rise of about 9.5 cents, not the roughly 15 cents predicted (AAA likewise showed $4.09 on both July 23 and July 30). Near miss: prices did keep climbing that week as he said, and the increase landed about two-thirds of the way to his named figure, though it fell short of 'about 15 cents.'. Applied stored rule: AAA/EIA national average regular gasoline price on ~July 27, 2026 is about 15 cents higher than on July 20, 2026.
Outcome evidence
EIA weekly U.S. regular retail gasoline went from $4.001 on July 20, 2026 to $4.096 on July 27, 2026 — a rise of about 9.5 cents, not the roughly 15 cents predicted (AAA likewise showed $4.09 on both July 23 and July 30). Near miss: prices did keep climbing that week as he said, and the increase landed about two-thirds of the way to his named figure, though it fell short of 'about 15 cents.'
Outcome date: 2026-07-27
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-09
Basis: research