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Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee

“Look, there are 50 former national intelligence folks who said that what he’s accusing me of is a Russian plan. They have said that this has all the characteristics — four, five former heads of the CIA, both parties, say what he’s saying is a bunch of garbage. Nobody believes it except him and his good friend Rudy Giuliani.”

Washington Post rated this: False

Washington Post says: The letter did not say this

Richard Hudson, U.S. Rep.

“Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The Biden administration did, indeed, lower the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its lowest level since 1983. But that's not the only thing Biden did to combat high oil prices. And it's inaccurate to say Biden "caused

Mike Gibbons, 2022 Republican Ohio U.S. Senate candidate

“Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Some of the U.S. sanctions against Russia took immediate effect, while some were phased in over 30 days. The energy sector was largely spared, but banks were targeted directly.