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Fact Check · March 2026

Gavin Newsom posted 5 claims
about the economy.
Here's what the data shows.

We checked each claim against federal government data and linked every source. No opinion. Just numbers.

In response to @GavinNewsom on X · March 11, 2026 ↗

Where things actually stand right now
Are prices rising?
2.4%
↓ Down from 8.5% peak in 2022
Feb 2026 · Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗
People out of work?
4.4%
↑ Up 0.4 pts since Jan 2025
Feb 2026 · Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗
Gas prices?
$3.58
↑ Up from $2.81 low in Jan 2026
Mar 2026 · AAA ↗
February 2026 is the most recent complete month. March 2026 releases April 10.
The verdicts

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For the curious

The numbers, year by year

Each bar is the same month (March) so the comparison is fair. The last bar is February 2026 — the most recent data available.

↗ Source
Biden
Trump

PeriodContextPresidentPrices rising atOut of workGas
Where we got this

Primary sources

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