“While Americans are paying record high prices at the pump, this administration decides to give our oil to the EU and China.”
Drew Ferguson
U.S. Representative, R-Ga.. a tweet. Claim dated 7 Jul 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMisunderstands global oil market
What PolitiFact found
Reserve oil is sold to the highest bidder, by law. The oil market operates on a global level; lower prices are the results of changes to supply and demand on a global basis, not just in the U.S.
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In short
Drew Ferguson (U.S. Representative, R-Ga.) made this claim around 7 July 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 July 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “Misunderstands global oil market”.
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