“Says Joe Biden executive orders caused price increases of 50 cents in gas and 10% in food.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 7 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The average price of gas is about 34 cents per gallon higher since Biden took office; experts say his executive orders had no impact. Grocery store prices are 3.5% higher than they were one year ago.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 March 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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