The post went up at 9:03 on Sunday night: '59% Approval Rating. Prices coming down along with the lowering of oil and gas. Thank you! President DJT' [1]. It contains two factual claims, and the newest numbers contradict both.
Take the approval figure first, because the error in it is almost tidy. No credible July 2026 poll or polling average puts Trump near 59 percent approval. The aggregate of the major surveys - Gallup, Reuters/Ipsos, YouGov, Quinnipiac, Morning Consult - runs about 39.4 percent approve to 57.2 percent disapprove, a net of roughly minus-18 [2]. Look at where 59 lands in that pair of numbers. It is his disapproval, near enough to exact. The post takes the number measuring how many people do not approve and labels it approval [1][2].
Data
| Approve | 39.4% |
|---|---|
| Disapprove | 57.2% |
| Claimed 'approval' | 59% |
The second claim, that prices are coming down, runs into the calendar. The most recent Consumer Price Index, for May 2026, put inflation at 4.2 percent year over year, up from 3.8 percent in April [4]. That is the third month in a row of acceleration and the highest reading since April 2023 [4]. Prices are not coming down in the latest data; they are rising faster. The June report that might change the picture is not released until July 14, two days after the post [4].
Gas, named specifically in the post, is the cleanest miss. On July 9, three days before the post, AAA published a bulletin headlined 'Gas Prices Reverse Course and Start Rising Again,' reporting the national average up to 3.84 dollars a gallon [3]. AAA's stated reason: 'Gas prices are going up again, as the future of the ceasefire between the US and Iran remains uncertain,' with crude near 70 dollars a barrel that 'could rise if volatility lingers along the Strait of Hormuz' [3]. The post says oil and gas are lowering; the auto club that tracks the pump says they reversed upward, and named the Strait crisis as why.
Two claims, one post, both checkable, both wrong against the current numbers: an approval rating that is really the disapproval rating, and falling prices in a week the price data rose. The next inflation print may move; the polling average may drift. As of Sunday night, the record said the opposite of the post [1][2][3][4].
