“Low gas prices in Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia show that Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline project is to blame for U.S. prices.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 20 Nov 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was not in operation, did not cause the recent increases in U.S. gasoline prices.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 December 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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