Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week
The state saw the largest weekly increase in gas prices across the U.S.
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Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week
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What this story says
- Michigan gas prices increased by 32 cents per gallon in the last week.
- This was the largest weekly price increase for gasoline in any U.S. state.
- The rise is among the largest weekly increases seen in months, according to an analyst.
- No left-rated outlets reported on this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
56/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
15/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Gasoline prices in Michigan rose by 32 cents per gallon over the past week. This increase was the largest recorded in any U.S. state during that seven-day period. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, stated that the rise was among the largest weekly increases seen in months.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated outlets ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 14 Sept 2026, 21:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated digests led with the fact that Michigan gas prices increased by 32 cents per gallon, which was the largest increase in the nation over the past week. They reported that this figure was according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. The digests also noted De Haan's comment that the rise was among the largest weekly increases in months.
Right
4 rated outlets
- The right-rated digests also highlighted that Michigan gas prices rose by 32 cents per gallon, making it the largest increase in the nation over the past week. They attributed this information to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. One digest included De Haan's statement that the increase was among the largest weekly rises in months and mentioned potential contributing factors such as refinery issues, foreign wars, and pipeline outages.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week biased?
- Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Michigan Gas Prices Rise 32 Cents in a Week?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How much did gas prices increase in Michigan?
- Gasoline prices in Michigan increased by 32 cents per gallon over the past week. This was the largest weekly rise experienced by any state in the U.S. during that period.
- Was this a significant increase?
- Yes, the 32-cent per gallon increase in Michigan was the largest among all U.S. states over the past week. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, described it as one of the largest weekly increases seen in months.
- Which news outlets covered this story?
- The story was covered by The Daily Bo Snerdley, The Center Square, The Paintsville Herald, Mountain Democrat, Appalachian News-Express, and iosconews.com. All six reports were digests.
Read it at the source
16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
5- Minnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens Delaware Business Now in a new tab)
Delaware Business Now — is Delaware Business Now biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens Daily Journal in a new tab)
Daily Journal — is Daily Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens iosconews.com in a new tab)
iosconews.com — is iosconews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens Appalachian News-Express in a new tab)
Appalachian News-Express — is Appalachian News-Express biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens The Paintsville Herald in a new tab)
The Paintsville Herald — is The Paintsville Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
8- Minnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens Vincennes Sun-Commercial in a new tab)
Vincennes Sun-Commercial — is Vincennes Sun-Commercial biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Minnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens Mountain Democrat in a new tab)
Mountain Democrat — is Mountain Democrat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Minnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens Bryan Times in a new tab)
Bryan Times — is Bryan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Minnesota gas prices surge nearly 30 cents in a week (opens The Elkhart Truth in a new tab)
The Elkhart Truth — is The Elkhart Truth biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens Bryan Times in a new tab)
Bryan Times
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens The Elkhart Truth in a new tab)
The Elkhart Truth
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens Mountain Democrat in a new tab)
Mountain Democrat
- Michigan gas prices jump 32 cents, largest increase in nation (opens The Center Square in a new tab)
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