Misleading2026-11
What is circulating
“On NBC's "Meet the Press" on 8 November 2026, Florida governor-elect Byron Donalds said: "There's more oil going through the Strait (of Hormuz) today than there was pre-war."”
Claimed by Byron Donalds, Florida governor-elect · news report
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim Mostly False. The Wall Street Journal estimated flows through the strait at about 14 million barrels a day in the week ending 18 October, 82 percent of pre-war levels, while Vortexa put them at 9.2 million. Total Persian Gulf exports briefly topped the pre-war level of 23.3 million barrels a day by counting alternative routes, but ship attacks in the strait hit a record in October.