Al Jazeera carries Trump blaming Ukraine's strikes; IRNA and Shargh carry $9.99 and no cause at all
Three reports, one filling-station price board, and only one of them says why the number is there.
The price. IRNA and Shargh both carry $9.99 a gallon at one filling station, and both credit it to the same Bloomberg report, which we do not hold. Shargh names San Diego, California; IRNA places it only "in the United States". Neither outlet did the counting itself.
The cause. Al Jazeera is the only report of the three that offers one, and it offers it as the US president's assertion: Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure "are contributing to global fuel shortages". Hedged to "contributing", attributed inside the sentence, and tested by none of the three.
| Report | What it carries | Cause named |
|---|---|---|
| Al Jazeera English | no price; Trump telling Zelenskyy to stop | Ukrainian strikes, per Trump, "contributing to" |
| IRNA | $9.99, credited to Bloomberg, "in the United States" | none |
| Shargh | $9.99, credited to Bloomberg, in San Diego | none |
The word "record". IRNA's headline says record. The only figure in any of the three is one forecourt's sign.
Not settled. None of the three gives a national average, a period or a grade of fuel, so there is nothing to measure $9.99 against, and none names the price it is said to beat. None says what share of a pump price the disputed Russian supply actually moves. Two of the three quote a politician; none quotes anyone who buys the fuel.
What this is about. One filling station's price board in the United States reads $9.99 a gallon, and the only cause anyone offers for it is a war in Europe.
How it got here. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, eight years after seizing Crimea and backing armed separatists in the country's east. Russia is among the world's largest exporters of crude oil and refined fuel, diesel included. Ukraine, outmatched on the ground, has spent much of the war striking Russian refineries, pumping stations and export terminals with long-range drones. Fuel is priced globally: refining capacity knocked out in one country moves the price in countries that buy none of its fuel. How much of any particular pump price that explains is contested, and nothing in this coverage settles it.
The United States has been Ukraine's largest military backer since 2022. Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January 2025, seeking a negotiated end to the war.
Who is involved. Trump is addressing Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's president since 2019, who commands the forces carrying out those strikes. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the speaker of Iran's parliament. Iran has been in confrontation with Washington since the 1979 revolution, its oil exports sit under US sanctions, and its own petrol is state-subsidised to a small fraction of American prices — so an American forecourt in double digits is a useful thing for an Iranian official to hold up, which he did with a clip of a long-running American cartoon. Bloomberg, the American financial news organisation credited by both Iranian outlets for the $9.99 figure, is not among the reports we hold.
What turns on it. If Kyiv stops, Russia keeps the refineries and the export earnings. If it does not, whatever the strikes do to fuel prices keeps doing it — and a pump price is paid by drivers, hauliers and anyone whose food arrives by truck, not by the governments arguing over it.
Where it stands. No national average has been put beside the $9.99.
What is being argued about
- Why US pump prices are where they are — and whether any report we hold shows it
- A single filling station's price board, relayed second hand by two outlets
- Ukraine's strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, as the US president describes them
- What is missing: a national average, a period, and anyone who buys the fuel
One price, three accounts of itSide by side
| Report | Figure carried | Where it says the price was seen | Cause offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jazeera English | none | — | Ukrainian strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, attributed to Trump and hedged to "contributing to" |
| IRNA | $9.99, credited to Bloomberg | "in the United States" | none |
| Shargh | $9.99, credited to Bloomberg | a filling station in San Diego, California | none |
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Al Jazeera English
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Fifteen minutes, three reportsTimeline
- Sun 13 Sep18:15 published time on the report Al Jazeera English carries the US president telling Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel supplies no price"attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure are contributing to global fuel shortages"
- Sun 13 Sep18:17 published time on the report Shargh relays Bloomberg's price from a San Diego filling station $9.99adds that the boards have no room left for more digits
- Sun 13 Sep18:30 published time on the report IRNA relays the same Bloomberg figure and headlines it record prices $9.99places it only "in the United States"
Times are the publication times on the reports, in UTC.
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Al Jazeera English
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Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1
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IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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What we have measured
A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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Shargh
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What we have measured
A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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What we have measured
A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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The bias in this coverageBias
One sign, relayed twice
Two of the three reports carry the same price, and both credit it to another outlet's report on a single forecourt. Neither gives a national average, a weekly change, or the period the figure covers. One of the two names the city; the other does not.
3 reports held on this event
2 reports carrying a price figure
0 reports giving a national or average price
1 reports naming where the forecourt is
One cause, one speaker
Only one report offers a reason for the shortage, and it is attributed to the US president rather than stated. No refiner, trader, driver or household is quoted anywhere in the three reports. The two politicians who do speak are speaking about each other's countries.
1 reports offering any cause
0 reports quoting a driver or household
2 reports quoting a politician
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
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Al Jazeera English
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Trump tells Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel supplies
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Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1
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IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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Ghalibaf reacts to record gas prices in US
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What we have measured
A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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What we have measured
A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1
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Ghalibaf reacts to record gas prices in US
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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What we have measured
A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Claims and verdicts
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A filling station in San Diego, California posted a fuel price of $9.99.
IRNA and Shargh both carry the figure and both attribute it to the same Bloomberg report, which we do not hold — two reports of one account, not corroboration. IRNA places it only "in the United States"; Shargh names San Diego.
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Ghalibaf reacts to record gas prices in US
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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What we have measured
A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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unverified
Ukrainian attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure are contributing to global fuel shortages.
Al Jazeera is the only report we hold that carries this, and it carries it as Trump's assertion rather than as a finding. No report we hold tests it or gives a volume of lost supply.
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misleading
US pump prices are at a record.
IRNA's headline says "record gas prices", but the only figure in any report we hold is one station's sign, sourced to Bloomberg. No report we hold gives a national average or names the price it is said to beat.
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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Shargh
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A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Who wrote it
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Ghalibaf reacts to record gas prices in US
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A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1
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— state-controlledThe only report to call the figure a record, in its headline, and the only one to make Iran's parliament speaker sharing a Simpsons clip the news.
Tehran, IRNA - Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has shared a clip from the popular American animated series The Simpsons in response to a Bloomberg report that fuel prices had reached $9.99 at a gas station in the United States.
Which measure was chosen: the price figure is one forecourt's sign, carried without a national average, a period or a grade of fuel — “fuel prices had reached $9.99 at a gas station in the United States”
Sourcing to another outlet: the price is not the report's own reporting; it is relayed from a second outlet's report — “in response to a Bloomberg report”
Whose voice is quoted: the reaction carried is a foreign parliament speaker's cartoon clip, treated as the news event — “Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has shared a clip from the popular American animated series The Simpsons”
What the figure counts: a price at one filling station is headlined as record prices in a country — “Ghalibaf reacts to record gas prices in US”
Whose voice is quoted: the only voice is a foreign parliament speaker sharing a cartoon clip — “has shared a clip from the popular American animated series The Simpsons”
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A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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— independentThe only report to name where the price was seen — San Diego, California — and to add that the price boards have no room left for more digits.
سیاست ۲۲ شهریور ۱۴۰۵ ۲۱:۴۷ ارجاع قالیباف به پیش بینی سیمپسون ها! بلومبرگ در خبری به رسیدن قیمت سوخت به ۹.۹۹ دلار در یکی از ایستگاههای سوخت در سن دیگوی کالیفرنیا اشاره کرد و نوشت که تابلوها دیگر جایی برای نشان دادن ارقام بیشتر ندارند. به گزارش گروه رسانهای شرق، محمدباقر قالیباف، رئیس مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران در واکنش به خبر بلومبرگ مبنی بر رسیدن قیمت سوخت به ۹.۹۹ دلار در یکی از ایستگاههای سوخت در آمریکا، ویدیویی از یک انیمیشن معروف آمریکایی را به اشتراک گذاشت. بلومبرگ در خبری به رسیدن قیمت سوخت به ۹.۹۹ دلار در یکی از ایستگاههای سوخت در سن دیگوی کالیفرنیا اشاره کرد و نوشت که تابلوها دیگر جایی
What is dated and what is vague: the same relayed figure is placed at a named city and extended with a detail about the signage — “بلومبرگ در خبری به رسیدن قیمت سوخت به ۹.۹۹ دلار در یکی از ایستگاههای سوخت در سن دیگوی کالیفرنیا اشاره کرد”
What is dated and placed: the only report that names the place the price was seen — “در یکی از ایستگاههای سوخت در سن دیگوی کالیفرنیا”
What is left out: the detail carried is the sign, not the cause or the buyer — “تابلوها دیگر جایی برای نشان دادن ارقام بیشتر ندارند”
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— state-funded internationalThe only report to offer a reason for the shortage, and it attributes it: the US president says Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure "are contributing to global fuel shortages", and tells Kyiv to stop.
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Attributed cause: the only cause offered for shortages is attributed to one speaker, and hedged as "contributing to" rather than causing — “The US president says Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure are contributing to global fuel shortages.”
Who is named as acting: the headline names one president telling another to stop; the cause of prices is a third party's strikes — “Trump tells Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel supplies”
Attributed or stated: the cause is attributed inside the sentence and hedged to "contributing" — “attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure are contributing to global fuel shortages”
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