Fact check: A screenshot authentically shows an X post from U.S. President Donald Trump advising Americans to "only drive downhill…

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instagram
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bridambpc1 — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX6pf-sRz76/?igsh=MXB2eGo3NzQxZ2RnaQ==
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May 5, 2026
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Original content reviewed

Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @bridambpc1 --- Caption/Description --- Dead🤣💀 --- Audio Transcript (What was said) --- This is next level gas lighting. Gas prices are a little high right now. Maybe that's because we're winning too much. But that's okay because real Americans know how to adapt. Patriots don't complain. They can serve. Here's some great very smart tips. Keep your tires properly inflated. Big one. Huge. Saves a lot of gas. People don't realize. Drive steady. No crazy speeding like the lunatics. Smooth winds always. Only drive downhill whenever possible. I've been saying this for years. Gravity is free energy. Nobody uses it like we should. Fill your tank at night so the gasoline is cooler and therefore more powerful. Science. Do your part. Save gas. Don't be a liberal democrat. This is some 2018 shit here. --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Gas prices are a little high right now, maybe because we’re WINNING too much, but that’s okay, because REAL Americans know how to adapt. Patriots don’t complain, they conserve. Here are some great, very smart tips: Keep your tires properly inflated. Big one. Huge. Saves a lot of gas, people don’t even realize. Drive steady, no crazy speeding like the lunatics. Smooth wins. Always. Only drive downhill whenever possible. I’ve been saying this for years, gravity is FREE energy. Nobody uses it like we should. Fill your tank at night so the gasoline is cooler and therefore more powerful. Science! Do your part. Save gas. Don’t be a liberal Democrat about it. 11:26 AM • May 1, 2026 • 3.3M Views 65.5K Reposts 21.9K Quotes 122K Likes 7,135 Comments 1.9K 1.3K 2.2K 862K Published: 2026-05-04T12:16:05.000Z

Claims analyzed (1)

  1. false: A screenshot authentically shows an X post from U.S. President Donald Trump advising Americans to "only drive downhill whenever possible" because "gravity is FREE energy," as part of a list of tips to save gas.
    Snopes: Fake

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