Every factual sentence carries assertions checked against the recorded evidence: references must resolve, figures and quotations must be in the cited passage, arithmetic must reproduce, and an independent reviewer must approve the wording. Automated validation says whether the narration is ready for human editorial review; it does not establish truth.
Open a sentence to see its assertions, their status and the passages behind them. Sentences without a marker make no factual claim.
verified s01.a The national monthly average for regular gasoline in January 2026 was well below its February 2021 to January 2025 average.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s02.a In spring 2026 the national monthly average for regular gasoline was well above its February 2021 to January 2025 average.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.95).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s04.a Trump said gas had been $4 and $5 a gallon.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s04.b Trump said gas was now probably 225.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s05.a CBS News reported that gas prices were at their highest point since mid-2022.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s07.a The national monthly average for regular gasoline averaged $3.46 a gallon over February 2021 to January 2025.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
Calculation: 3.461 = 3.46
verified s07.b Its highest month in that period was June 2022, at $4.93 a gallon.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
Calculation: 4.929 = 4.93
verified s08.b The lowest 2025 monthly average was December, at $2.89 a gallon.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.92).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
Calculation: 2.894 = 2.89
verified s09.a Every 2025 monthly average for regular gasoline was below the February 2021 to January 2025 average, but about level with October 2024 to January 2025.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s10.a Weekly regular gasoline was $3.02 a gallon in the first week of March 2026.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: EIA regular gasoline, weekly: Weekly regular gasoline stepped from 3.015 (03/02/2026) to 3.502 (03/09) and 3.990 (03/30), reaching 4.500 by 05/11, a 54% rise over the Feb 2026 pre-war monthly baseline of 2.908, in the same weeks WTI jumped from 64.51 (Feb) to 91.38 (Mar); the timing fits the conflict as the cause, though a price series alone cannot rule out other drivers. Add the qualification: th…
Calculation: 3.015 = 3.02
verified s10.c Weekly regular gasoline reached $4.50 a gallon by mid-May 2026.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: EIA regular gasoline, weekly: Weekly regular gasoline stepped from 3.015 (03/02/2026) to 3.502 (03/09) and 3.990 (03/30), reaching 4.500 by 05/11, a 54% rise over the Feb 2026 pre-war monthly baseline of 2.908, in the same weeks WTI jumped from 64.51 (Feb) to 91.38 (Mar); the timing fits the conflict as the cause, though a price series alone cannot rule out other drivers. Add the qualification: th…
Calculation: 4.500 = 4.50
verified s11.a MS NOW said gas was up by well over a dollar since the war started.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 qualifying, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s11.b NBC News said the war in Iran is largely causing fuel prices to rise.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 qualifying, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s12.a WTI crude averaged $64.51 a barrel in February 2026 and $91.38 in March 2026.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: EIA WTI crude, monthly: Pump prices tracked crude under both administrations: WTI 91.64 to 114.84 (Feb-Jun 2022) with gasoline 3.517 to 4.929, WTI 64.51 to 102.13 (Feb-May 2026) with gasoline 2.908 to 4.479, and the 2025 decline of WTI to 57.97 with gasoline easing to 2.894; co-movement supports the claim but cannot exclude policy effects on crude itself. Add the qualification: the evidence suppor…
verified s13.a The weekly price record shows when gasoline prices jumped in March 2026, but a price series alone cannot rule out causes other than the Iran conflict.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: EIA regular gasoline, weekly: Weekly regular gasoline stepped from 3.015 (03/02/2026) to 3.502 (03/09) and 3.990 (03/30), reaching 4.500 by 05/11, a 54% rise over the Feb 2026 pre-war monthly baseline of 2.908, in the same weeks WTI jumped from 64.51 (Feb) to 91.38 (Mar); the timing fits the conflict as the cause, though a price series alone cannot rule out other drivers. "causes" is stronger than…
verified s14.a Trump said oil was higher under Biden than it is under Trump.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 contradicting, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s15.a WTI crude averaged $97 a barrel in September 2026, the latest month in the table, higher than every month from February 2021 to January 2025 except March to July 2022.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
Calculation: 97.31 = 97
verified s16.a The national monthly average for regular gasoline was $4.36 a gallon in September 2026.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.95).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
Calculation: 4.355 = 4.36
verified s17.a WTI crude peaked in June 2022, was lower in December 2025 than in January 2025, and jumped in March 2026.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: EIA WTI crude, monthly: Pump prices tracked crude under both administrations: WTI 91.64 to 114.84 (Feb-Jun 2022) with gasoline 3.517 to 4.929, WTI 64.51 to 102.13 (Feb-May 2026) with gasoline 2.908 to 4.479, and the 2025 decline of WTI to 57.97 with gasoline easing to 2.894; co-movement supports the claim but cannot exclude policy effects on crude itself. Add the qualification: the evidence suppor…
verified s17.b Regular gasoline peaked in June 2022, was lower in December 2025 than in January 2025, and jumped in March 2026.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s18.a A guest on PBS NewsHour said the price paid at the pump is set in a global market.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 qualifying, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s18.b Pump prices moving with crude supports the view that gasoline follows the global oil market, but co-movement cannot show that policy played no part, since policy can move crude itself.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: EIA WTI crude, monthly: Pump prices tracked crude under both administrations: WTI 91.64 to 114.84 (Feb-Jun 2022) with gasoline 3.517 to 4.929, WTI 64.51 to 102.13 (Feb-May 2026) with gasoline 2.908 to 4.479, and the 2025 decline of WTI to 57.97 with gasoline easing to 2.894; co-movement supports the claim but cannot exclude policy effects on crude itself. Add the qualification: the evidence suppor…
verified s19.a Regular gasoline was below its February 2021 to January 2025 average in January and February 2026.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.9).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s19.b Regular gasoline was above its February 2021 to January 2025 average in every month from March to September 2026, and below the June 2022 peak.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.95).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s21.a Squirrelly Economics said prices rose about 21% over Biden's 4 years.
supported (approved): no direct support, 1 qualifying, 1 source statement.
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s22.a The CPI-U rose 21.4 percent from January 2021 to January 2025.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
Calculation: (317.671 / 261.582 - 1) * 100 = 21.4
verified s23.a The CPI-U rose 6.1 percent from January 2025 to September 2026.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
Calculation: (336.94 / 317.671 - 1) * 100 = 6.1
verified s24.a The January 2025 to September 2026 period is much shorter than the January 2021 to January 2025 period.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
verified s25.a The CPI-U rose 13.5 percent from January 2021 to September 2022.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
Calculation: (296.808 / 261.582 - 1) * 100 = 13.5
verified s25.b The CPI-U rose 4.5 percent from May 2023 to January 2025.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
Calculation: (317.671 / 304.127 - 1) * 100 = 4.5
verified s26.a The CPI-U 12-month change was 2.4 percent in February 2026 and 3.7 percent in September 2026.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
verified s26.b Regular gasoline was higher in every month from March to September 2026 than in February 2026.
supported (approved): 1 supporting (1 independent, strongest 0.95).
info wording: Wording differs from the canonical claim; the reviewer confirms the passages entail it.
verified s27.a The CPI-U rose at a slower annualized pace from January 2025 to September 2026 than from January 2021 to January 2025, by a smaller gap than the cumulative totals show.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
verified s27.b The CPI-U rose more from January 2025 to September 2026 than from May 2023 to January 2025.
qualified (qualify): no direct support, 1 qualifying.
warning needs-qualification: BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026: CPI-U rose 21.4% from January 2021 to January 2025 (261.582 to 317.671) and 6.1% from January 2025 to September 2026 (to 336.94); the cumulative figure is far smaller, but it covers 20 months versus 48, and annualized the pace is 3.6% versus 5.0%, a smaller gap. Add the qualification: the evidence supports a narrower or weaker statement.
25 scenes, 5:04 at 150 words per minute including pauses. Narration is copied from the script; every chart value and on-screen citation is checked against a passage.
1. sc01 · 0:00 to 0:08 data-chart
In January 2026, a gallon of regular gas cost well under its average for Joe Biden's presidency.
Visual. Two price tiles side by side: the Biden-era average on the left in neutral, January 2026 on the right landing in green on "well under".
| Biden-era average, Feb 2021 to Jan 2025 | $3.461 | 3.461 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 47-L56 |
| January 2026 | $2.809 | 2.809 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 47-L56 |
2. sc02 · 0:08 to 0:10 data-chart
By spring, it cost well over it.
Visual. Same two-tile layout; the January tile is replaced by May 2026, landing in red on "well over".
| Biden-era average, Feb 2021 to Jan 2025 | $3.461 | 3.461 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 47-L56 |
| May 2026 | $4.479 | 4.479 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 47-L56 |
3. sc03 · 0:10 to 0:18 typography
So is gas cheaper now than under Biden? That depends on what you mean by now.
Visual. The question types on, large and centred; "now" holds and turns amber on "what you mean by now".
On screen. Is gas cheaper now than under Biden?
4. sc04 · 0:18 to 0:30 typography
President Trump made the case at a cabinet meeting: "It was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas", he said, "and now it's probably 225".
Visual. Quote card, text only: the two quoted phrases appear as spoken; "225" holds and turns amber.
On screen. "It was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas" / "and now it's probably 225"
Cite. Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting, via WRALDonald Trump at a cabinet meeting, via WRAL
5. sc05 · 0:30 to 0:37 typography
By this spring, CBS News was reporting pump prices "at their highest point since mid-2022".
Visual. Quote card, text only, mirrored from sc04; "highest point" turns red as it is spoken.
On screen. "at their highest point since mid-2022"
Cite. CBS News, spring 2026
6. sc06 · 0:37 to 0:60 data-chart
Here is the record to check them against: the Energy Information Administration's national monthly average for regular gas, in dollars not adjusted for inflation. From February 2021 through January 2025, it came to $3.46 a gallon, with a peak of $4.93 in June 2022.
Visual. Two tiles build in turn as each figure is spoken: the Biden-era average, then the June 2022 peak in red. The source line "EIA, nominal dollars" sits under the title from s06.
| Average | $3.461 | 3.461 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 41-L56 |
| Peak, June 2022 | $4.929 | 4.929 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 41-L56 |
7. sc07 · 0:60 to 1:16 data-chart
In 2025 the lowest month, December, came to $2.89, well above the president's guess. Every month of 2025 was below the Biden-era average, but about level with the last months of his term.
Visual. Three tiles: December 2025 lands first on s08; then on s09 the Biden-era average and January 2025 (the last month of his term) join it, the last two close in size to show the level comparison.
| Lowest 2025 month, December | $2.894 | 2.894 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 44-L56 |
| Biden-era average | $3.461 | 3.461 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 44-L56 |
| January 2025, Biden's last month | $3.076 | 3.076 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 44-L56 |
8. sc08 · 1:16 to 1:26 data-chart
Then the weekly price jumped, from $3.02 in the first week of March 2026 to $4.50 by mid-May.
Visual. Two tiles: the first week of March in neutral, then mid-May slamming in red on "$4.50".
| First week of March | $3.015 | 3.015 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, weekly, lines 467-L470 |
| Mid-May | $4.500 | 4.5 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, weekly, lines 467-L470 |
9. sc09 · 1:26 to 1:44 typography
News reports tied the jump to the war with Iran: MS NOW said gas was "up by well over a dollar since the war started", and NBC News put it plainly: "it's the war in Iran that's largely causing fuel prices to rise".
Visual. Two quote lines, text only, each appearing as spoken: MS NOW's line first, NBC News's beneath it; "the war in Iran" turns amber.
On screen. "up by well over a dollar since the war started" / "it's the war in Iran that's largely causing fuel prices to rise"
Cite. MS NOWNBC News
10. sc10 · 1:44 to 1:54 data-chart
West Texas Intermediate crude oil jumped in the same month, from $64.51 a barrel in February to $91.38 in March.
Visual. Two tiles: February 2026 crude in neutral, March 2026 landing in red on "$91.38".
| February 2026 | $64.51 | 64.51 | usd | EIA WTI crude, monthly, lines 46-L52 |
| March 2026 | $91.38 | 91.38 | usd | EIA WTI crude, monthly, lines 46-L52 |
11. sc11 · 1:54 to 2:05 typography
Those reports tie the rise to the war; the price record shows when prices jumped, but on its own it cannot rule out other causes.
Visual. One line sets centred: "Cannot rule out other causes"; "other causes" underlines as it is spoken.
On screen. Cannot rule out other causes
12. sc12 · 2:05 to 2:13 typography
In October, President Trump made the same kind of claim about crude: "Oil was higher under Biden than it is under Trump".
Visual. Quote card, text only; "higher under Biden" turns amber as it is spoken.
On screen. "Oil was higher under Biden than it is under Trump"
Cite. Donald Trump, October 2026, via Right Side Broadcasting Network
13. sc13 · 2:13 to 2:31 data-chart
In September, the latest month in the EIA's crude table, it averaged $97 a barrel, higher than in every month of Biden's term except March through July 2022. Gas, meanwhile, averaged $4.36 a gallon in September.
Visual. Three tiles: September 2026 crude lands first, then the June 2022 crude peak beside it (higher), on "except March through July 2022"; on s16 the September 2026 gas tile joins in a separate colour, marked per gallon.
| Crude, September 2026 | $97.31 | 97.31 | usd | EIA WTI crude, monthly, lines 46-L52 |
| Crude, June 2022 | $114.84 | 114.84 | usd | EIA WTI crude, monthly, lines 46-L52 |
| Gas, September 2026 | $4.355 | 4.355 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 47-L56 |
Cite. EIA, WTI crude oil, monthly averageEIA, U.S. regular gasoline, monthly average
14. sc14 · 2:31 to 2:47 data-chart
Put the lines side by side and the pump price has moved with crude under both presidents: both peaked in June 2022, both ended 2025 lower than they started it, and both jumped in March 2026.
Visual. Four tiles in two columns, gas on the left and crude on the right: the June 2022 pair lands on "both peaked in June 2022", the March 2026 pair on "both jumped in March 2026". A render may draw the pairs as a dumbbell.
| Gas, June 2022 | $4.929 | 4.929 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 41-L56 |
| Crude, June 2022 | $114.84 | 114.84 | usd | EIA WTI crude, monthly, lines 46-L52 |
| Gas, March 2026 | $3.638 | 3.638 | usd | EIA regular gasoline, monthly, lines 41-L56 |
| Crude, March 2026 | $91.38 | 91.38 | usd | EIA WTI crude, monthly, lines 46-L52 |
Cite. EIA, U.S. regular gasoline, monthly averageEIA, WTI crude oil, monthly average
15. sc15 · 2:47 to 3:02 typography
That fits what a guest on PBS NewsHour said, that the pump price "is set in a global market"; but prices moving together cannot show that policy played no part, since policy can move crude itself.
Visual. Quote card, text only: the quoted phrase appears as spoken; "global market" turns amber; during the caveat the card dims slightly.
On screen. "is set in a global market"
Cite. Guest on PBS NewsHour
16. sc16 · 3:02 to 3:18 typography
So whether gas is cheaper than under Biden depends on the month: yes, against his term's average, through February 2026; no, in every month since March, though still short of that 2022 peak.
Visual. Two lines build: "Through February 2026: yes" in green, then "Since March: no" in red.
On screen. Through February 2026: yes / Since March: no
17. sc17 · 3:18 to 3:22 typography
But gas is one price among many. What about prices overall?
Visual. The question types on, centred.
On screen. What about prices overall?
18. sc18 · 3:22 to 3:30 typography
The channel Squirrelly Economics put the comparison this way: "Prices rose about 21% over Biden's 4 years".
Visual. Quote card, text only; "21%" holds and turns amber.
On screen. "Prices rose about 21% over Biden's 4 years"
Cite. Squirrelly Economics
19. sc19 · 3:30 to 3:47 typography
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index agrees: it rose 21.4 percent from January 2021 to January 2025. From January 2025 to September 2026, the latest month, it rose 6.1 percent.
Visual. Two lines build, one per sentence: Biden's term total first, then this term so far, smaller numbers in a second colour.
On screen. January 2021 to January 2025: 21.4% / January 2025 to September 2026: 6.1%
20. sc20 · 3:47 to 3:54 typography
But that sets a full term against one still under way, over a much shorter stretch.
Visual. One line sets large; "still under way" turns amber.
On screen. A full term against one still under way
21. sc21 · 3:54 to 4:14 typography
Over stretches as long as this one so far, at each end of Biden's term, prices rose 13.5 percent at the start, January 2021 to September 2022, and 4.5 percent at the end, May 2023 to January 2025.
Visual. Two lines build: the start of Biden's term, then the end, each landing on its figure.
On screen. January 2021 to September 2022: 13.5% / May 2023 to January 2025: 4.5%
22. sc22 · 4:14 to 4:26 data-chart
And the count is still running: the year-on-year rate climbed from 2.4 percent in February 2026 to 3.7 percent in September, the same months gas jumped.
Visual. Two horizontal bars, February then September 2026, growing in as each figure is spoken; values printed at the bar ends.
| February 2026 | 2.4% | 2.4 | percent | BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026, lines 31-L99 |
| September 2026 | 3.7% | 3.7 | percent | BLS CPI, earnings and jobs series 2019-2026, lines 31-L99 |
23. sc23 · 4:26 to 4:44 typography
So prices have risen more slowly this term than across Biden's term as a whole, though faster than in his last stretch, and by a smaller margin than the totals suggest; and the index cannot say how much of either rise any president caused.
Visual. Three lines build: "Slower than Biden's term as a whole" in green, "Faster than his last stretch" in red, then "Cause: not shown" in neutral.
On screen. Slower than Biden's term as a whole / Faster than his last stretch / Cause: not shown
24. sc24 · 4:44 to 4:52 typography
Both answers turned on the calendar: which month counts as now, and how long a stretch you measure.
Visual. One line sets large; "calendar" holds and turns amber.
On screen. Both answers turned on the calendar
25. sc25 · 4:52 to 5:04 typography
So when someone tells you prices are lower, ask: compared with when, and over how long? And when the pump price moves, check what crude oil did that month.
Visual. Three short lines build: "Compared with when?", "Over how long?", then "What did crude do?".
On screen. Compared with when? / Over how long? / What did crude do?