Claim: Ethanol has been added to petrol in order to make it evaporate more quickly and force people to buy more fuel.
Fact-check: Social media posts claim ethanol is being added to petrol to increase sales - Full Fact
Verdict: since september 2021, more ethanol has been added to fuel in order to reduce greenhouse emissions to help the uk meet its climate change targets. this does slightly reduce cars' fuel economy.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2022-06-29T00:00:00