This is a special edition of the Snopes newsletter. Today, we're tackling two of our readers' most asked questions comparing the Obama and Trump administrations:

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Higher oil prices since the start of the Iran war have driven up gas prices, turning affordability into a defining issue for the recent midterms. Amid the debate, some people shared a chart that supposedly shows how many days oil topped $100 a barrel under Barack Obama compared to other presidential administrations, including Donald Trump's.

We analyzed more than 20 years of energy data to unpack what the chart actually gets right — and how it distorts the facts.

People have long claimed that Obama deported more people than Trump, and the rumor has been recirculating in recent months. But comparing deportations under the two isn't as simple as looking at raw numbers alone.

To investigate, we broke down official data — and the shifting enforcement strategies and definitions under both presidents.

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