Memorial Day weekend could be costly and chaotic whether you’re on the road, in the sky or just staying home

Krdo · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 23, 2026 · 757 words · By CNN Newssource

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Memorial Day weekend could be costly and chaotic whether you’re on the road, in the sky or just staying home By Holly Yan, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Despite sky-high fuel prices and soaring grocery bills, millions of Americans are sticking to their Memorial Day…

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Travel disruptions and looming severe weather also threaten to derail the unofficial start to summer.

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Here’s what to expect this holiday weekend: $4-plus gas everywhere For the first time since 2022, the average price of gas in all 50 states has surged past $4 a gallon, AAA said this week.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “By Friday afternoon, LGA reported nearly 600 delays, according to the tracking site FlightAware.”

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A search result explicitly attributes the statistic of nearly 600 delays at LaGuardia by Friday afternoon to FlightAware.

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web search NEUTRAL — By late afternoon on Friday, nearly 600 flights in and out of LaGuardia had been delayed, though just a small number had been canceled, according to statistics from FlightAware, a tracking service. Th…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/23/sinkhole-keeps-laguardia-runway…

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web search NEUTRAL — The rain is causing nearly 4 hour delays at Newark Airport.
https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/delays

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web search NEUTRAL — Sinkhole shuts runway at LaGuardia Airport, delaying flights, Port Authority warns. 18 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 2: “For the first time in three years, consumer prices are rising faster than wages.”

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While a cross-reference from Krdo reports this claim, the other provided web results discuss CPI inflation rates (3.8%) but do not explicitly compare the growth rate of prices against the growth rate of wages to confirm the 'first time in three years' assertion.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 ... I'm just here for all of the people saying "It was higher under Biden so this is fine! Just fine!" We already have a few of them here.
https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/posts/the-consumer-price-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — The food index increased 3.2 percent over the last year. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average ...
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 ... Core inflation rose 0.2 percentage point annually. U.S. consumer price index. Year-over-year % change | Jan ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/cpi-inflation-april-2026-.ht…

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Claim 3: “For the first time since 2022, the average price of gas in all 50 states has surged past $4 a gallon, AAA said this week.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that U.S. average gas prices have surged past $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. gas prices have jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-york-iran-ukraine-rus…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war. In San Diego, the average price of a gallon of regular …
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/gas-prices-past-4-on-…

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web search NEUTRAL — National average gas prices in the US rose above $4.00 per gallon recently. Prices spiked due to US-Iran tensions impacting oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz. EPA will temporarily allow E15 fuel s…
https://www.autoblog.com/features/gas-cracks-4-per-gallon-on…

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Claim 4: “Another 3.66 million will fly domestically, AAA predicts.”

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A specific web search result explicitly states that AAA projects 3.66 million travelers will take domestic flights over the Memorial Day weekend.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 ... By Air: AAA projects 3.66 million travelers will take domestic flights over Memorial Day weekend, a small increase over last year. Air travelers ...
https://newsroom.aaa.com/2026/05/45-million-americans-planni…

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago ... Time to kick off summer travel! AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel domestically over Memorial Day weekend. 87% of those people will ...
https://www.facebook.com/wdsutv/posts/busy-travel-weekend-aa…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... AAA says this could be the busiest Memorial Day travel weekend ever, with about 45 million Americans expected to travel between May 21st and the ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYqWMblD-wH/

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Claim 5: “AAA expects 39.1 million travelers to hit the road this weekend — a slight uptick from 39 million last Memorial Day weekend.”

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Multiple sources confirm AAA's projection of 39.1 million travelers for the Memorial Day weekend, noting it as a slight increase over the previous year.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 ... This year's domestic travel forecast is slightly higher than last year and sets a new Memorial Day weekend record with 39.1 million people ...
https://newsroom.aaa.com/2026/05/45-million-americans-planni…

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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago ... AAA projects that 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for the holiday weekend. That is slightly higher than last year, ...
https://www.facebook.com/FOX2Now/posts/the-memorial-day-holi…

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Claim 6: “Runway 4/22, one of only two runways at the airport, was closed Wednesday after a sinkhole was discovered nearby.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Runway 4/22 was closed on Wednesday following the discovery of a sinkhole.

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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago ... The sinkhole was located near Runway 4/22, one of the airport's two runways, which closed following the discovery, according to the Port ...
https://abcnews.com/US/sinkhole-shuts-runway-laguardia-inter…

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web search NEUTRAL — 9 hours ago ... The Memorial Day weekend getaway got off to a rough start at LaGuardia Airport in New York, where work to repair a sinkhole near a runway ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/nyregion/laguardia-airpor…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... At about 11 o'clock this morning, Port Authority crews were doing a daily routine inspection on the airport facility around the taxiways and ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYkxXFKRA28/

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Claim 7: “A shuttered runway at New York’s bustling LaGuardia Airport reopened Friday evening”

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NBC News and other search results confirm that the runway at LaGuardia Airport reopened around 8 p.m. on Friday evening.

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web search NEUTRAL — LaGuardia Airport runway still closed due to sinkhole, reopening expected before Friday flights. 15 hours ago.LaGuardia Airport runway expected to reopen Friday morning after sinkhole shuts it down.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — But the runway was reopened around 8 p.m. Friday instead. The FAA advised travelers check with carriers before heading to the airport in order to determine any possible delays. Though flights are affe…
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/queens/laguardia-sinkhole-runway-…

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web search NEUTRAL — LaGuardia Airport runway to remain closed until Friday morning, FAA says. By Amanda Musa. Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport will remain closed until 7 a.m. Friday after a deadly collision between an Air C…
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/laguardia-collision-ice-air…

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