Rumor vs record: XRP fell below $1. 3 of 7 viral claims hold up, 3 cannot be checked
XRP slipped under $1 late Friday and posts about it spread fast. We checked seven of the most shared claims against CoinGecko's price record. Three are true, one is partly true and three cannot be checked.
Key points
- True: XRP fell below $1 for the first time since August 19, at 11 p.m. ET on November 13, CoinGecko's hourly data show. It traded at $0.9912 at 6:43 a.m. ET.
- True: its 24-hour low of $0.9799 is below its August low of about $0.9899, and XRP is 72.8% below its $3.65 record.
- Partly true or unverified: XRP fell more than bitcoin over 30 days, not over the last day. Liquidation, fund flow and big-wallet claims had no record we could check.
Rumor vs record
| What is going around | Verdict | What the record shows |
|---|---|---|
| "XRP fell below $1 for the first time since August." | True | CoinGecko's hourly prices last showed XRP under $1 in the early hours of August 19, ET. It went under again at 11 p.m. ET on November 13 and traded at $0.9912 at 6:43 a.m. ET on November 14. Source |
| "XRP broke below its August low." | True | The lowest hourly price in August was about $0.9899, late on August 17, ET. CoinGecko's 24-hour low on November 14 was $0.9799, and the 3 a.m. ET hourly price was $0.9821. Source |
| "XRP is about 72% below its record high of $3.65 from July 17, 2025." | True | CoinGecko lists the record as $3.65 on July 17, 2025. At $0.9912, XRP is 72.8% below it. Source |
| "XRP fell more than bitcoin and ether." | Partly true | Over 30 days, yes: XRP is down 24.9%, ether 19.6% and bitcoin 17.2%. Over the last day all three fell about the same, 2.6% to 3.0%, and over seven days XRP and ether were nearly tied near 15%. Source |
| "$18.83 million in XRP positions were liquidated in 24 hours, 94% of them longs." | Unverified | The figure traces to a data aggregator, not to exchange records. No exchange has published XRP liquidation totals that we could check. Source |
| "U.S. XRP funds took in zero net inflows on November 12." | Unverified | Fund flows come from issuers' daily share counts. We could not open the issuer pages or a flow table from our tools, so we cannot confirm or deny it. Source |
| "Big wallets are buying XRP below $1." | Unverified | We found no wallet addresses or transactions published with the claim, so there is nothing on the XRP Ledger to check. Source |
The claim
XRP, the token tied to Ripple's payments network, crossed under $1 late on Friday, November 13, 2026. Claims about price records, liquidations, funds and big buyers spread overnight. We checked seven of them line by line against CoinGecko's price record. The full list with verdicts is above.
What the record shows
The price claims hold up. CoinGecko's hourly data show XRP at $1.0033 at 10 p.m. ET on Friday and $0.9899 at 11 p.m. ET. The last time the hourly record showed XRP under $1 was in the early hours of August 19, ET. At 6:43 a.m. ET on November 14, XRP traded at $0.9912, down 3.0% in 24 hours and 15.4% in seven days.
It also broke its August floor. The lowest hourly price that month was about $0.9899. On Saturday, the 24-hour low reached $0.9799. XRP is 72.8% below its $3.65 record from July 17, 2025.
The claim that XRP fell more than bitcoin and ether depends on the time frame. Over 30 days it did: XRP lost 24.9%, ether 19.6% and bitcoin 17.2%. Over the last day the three moved about the same, CoinGecko data show.
XRP price on CoinGecko, ET
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Source: CoinGecko hourly price history
What cannot be checked
Three popular claims had no primary record behind them. A liquidation total of $18.83 million comes from an aggregator, not from exchanges. A claim that U.S. XRP funds took in nothing on November 12 needs issuer share counts we could not open. Claims that big wallets are buying came with no wallet addresses. We mark all three Unverified, which means not proven, not false.
LC Insight analysis
This section is our reading of the facts above, not a statement of fact.
- We think the $1 line matters more for attention than for value. A move from $1.003 to $0.990 is about 1%, but it turned XRP into the most shared price story of the night.
- Claims about who is buying or being liquidated travel fastest and come with the least proof. Without exchange data or wallet addresses, they should be read as opinion.
- The cleaner signal is the trend: XRP has lost a quarter of its value in 30 days, more than bitcoin or ether.
What's next
- Whether XRP closes the week back above $1.
- Issuer share counts for U.S. XRP funds when trading reopens on Monday, November 16.
- Any Ripple statement on the sell-off.
Disclaimer. This article is based on public information and the sources listed below as of the update time shown. It is for information only and is not investment, legal or tax advice. Figures may change as companies and authorities publish new data.
