Fact-checkers found no evidence Trump posted that he would outlaw photographing or sharing gas prices, despite screenshots circulating Saturday.
Archive searches of Truth Social and rally transcripts contain no matching threat against consumer price transparency.
The fake post mimicked Trump’s cadence but used punctuation patterns unlike his typical all-caps bursts.
Energy analysts said such a policy would be unenforceable and politically unlikely amid inflation debates.
Gas-price photography memes often spike during oil market volatility, creating fertile ground for hoaxes.
Snopes rated the claim false and linked to prior debunks of similar fabricated executive orders.
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