{"id":1520736,"date":"2022-06-17T12:51:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T16:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1520736"},"modified":"2022-06-17T12:51:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T16:51:38","slug":"fact-check-did-joe-biden-announce-that-all-americans-will-receive-gas-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-joe-biden-announce-that-all-americans-will-receive-gas-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Announce That All Americans Will Receive \u2018Gas Checks\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-joe-biden-announce-that-all-americans-will-receive-gas-checks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1520736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/bwQpR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims President Joe Biden announced that all American citizens would receive a $1,000 check for gas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7452259\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7452259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House has not approved or announced the distribution of any such \u201cgas checks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The average cost of gas is currently estimated at $5 per gallon, a record high, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Automobile Association<\/a> (AAA). Biden has extended an invitation to oil executives for a meeting next week regarding the heightened prices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/16\/politics\/biden-oil-ceos\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>A June 12 Facebook post claims Biden recently announced he would be sending all Americans a $1,000 check in response to the rising gas prices. \u201cPresident Biden confirm everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!\u201d reads the post. \u201cmine was $7 kuh I owe da State\u2026long as you don\u2019t owe da state you will get the full amount which is $1k this week!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is incorrect. Check Your Fact searched the White House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100069123883596\/search\/?q=gas%20checks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whitehouse\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=gas%20checks%20(from%3A%40WhiteHouse)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a> as well as Biden\u2019s verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joebiden\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=gas%20checks%20(from%3A%40JoeBiden%20AND%20%40POTUS)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> accounts but found no record of such an announcement. There is likewise no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Biden+announce+gas+checks+for+all+Americans&#038;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&#038;ei=pqesYoeaBuKckPIPwdSEwAY&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiHhfmI8LT4AhViDkQIHUEqAWgQ4dUDCA8&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=Biden+announce+gas+checks+for+all+Americans&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBwghEAoQoAE6BAgAEEM6BQgAEJECOgsILhCABBCxAxCDAToECC4QQzoRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQowI6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOgoIABCxAxCDARBDOgoILhCxAxCDARBDOgUIABCABDoFCC4QgAQ6CAgAEIAEELEDOggIABCxAxCDAToHCAAQsQMQQzoOCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEQxwM6BQghEKsCOgUIIRCgAUoECEEYAUoECEYYAFCnBFiZVGD1VGgLcAB4AYABxwGIAeg1kgEEMS41MJgBAKABAbABAMABAQ&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reporting<\/a> about \u201cgas checks\u201d being distributed to all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The post may have originated as a joke, as the user who shared it included a link to the Facebook page of a self-proclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Comedian-Kit-Kat-Peterson-101317409161871\/?fref=mentions&#038;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBydI2qwfuWCsNG6E0MTEvec5JaYd4k7oYahXpurOzBWdTCHfqH_bwai3M7VC8Ms-YjqcIP2MKrfK6EVANUEy7gRGjfU5Gjb_275oiNP4gu3xZzuExQjS8QDrAjvRKRtQ4Mu8R70EEs1PaOfpjZfiSpu5w_9JEQ-gMTFIWiRI2mTo_o6nv-JjFIPnZSKHt2BFJ0yuixua4auZvm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comedian<\/a>. Despite this, many users shared the post believing it was real. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/06\/fact-check-bp-executive-gas-prices-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did A BP Executive Make This Statement About Why Gas Prices Are So High?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration previously discussed the possibility of sending motorists rebate checks in March, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/us-policy\/2022\/03\/25\/white-house-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>. The administration has also recently considered rebate cards, but officials are unlikely to push forward with the idea, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/17\/politics\/white-house-gas-rebate-cards\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the surge in gas prices has sparked misinformation online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/15\/fact-check-gas-station-prices-joe-biden-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a viral image that allegedly showed a Mobil gas station with a sign that reads, \u201cFuck Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims President Joe Biden announced that all American citizens would receive a $1,000 check for gas.Facebook\/ScreenshotVerdict: False The White House has not approved or announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1520736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1520736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1520736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1520736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1520736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}