“If you take a look at gas prices and you take a look at oil prices, that is a consequence of, thus far, the refusal of Russia or the OPEC nations to pump more oil.”
What PolitiFact found
Experts say Biden has some justification for his position. The U.S. could increase production on its own, but not as quickly or effectively as OPEC and Russia.
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In short
Joe Biden (president) made this claim around 2 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 November 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “OPEC, Russia roles are key”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/11/02/remarks-by-president…
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