Readers care deeply about Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the humanitarian disaster that has unfolded. Their feedback reflected outrage over the killing and debates over the impact on energy prices and how America should respond. We got reactions to the false claims about Ukrainian bioweapon labs, and whether Russian President Vladimir Putin could be charged with war crimes.
Below, our readers’ thoughts, lightly edited for length and clarity. Readers can email us fact-check ideas and feedback at [email protected].
Our fact-checks on the price of gasoline, the Keystone XL pipeline and anything tied to the rising cost of energy drew many comments. Not all of them hewed to the facts.
One reader said: "Gas prices are going up because OPEC and our oil companies have reduced the supply of crude oil while demand is rising, and they can price fuel almost as high as they want because they know people must have it to go to work, or to school, or to the grocery store and home again."
Another put the blame on "canceling fossil fuel subsidies, canceling permits and leases in ANWR, canceling the XL pipeline."
"Anytime there’s a threat to inventory the prices go up," said another reader.
And another said: "Seems like we could be energy independent in not only fossil fuels but the resources and manufacturing of green energy technologies if we tried. If we didn't just try to find temporary political benefit or blame."
Let’s recap some of our key findings on the rising price of...
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