‘ExxonMobil Reported a Record-Smashing Profit of $55.7 BILLION in 2022 …’ In January 2023, the true role of "inflation" was contrasted against "record profits" again.
‘BTW, Gas Was $1.87 on Memorial Day in 2020 When the Mean Tweeter Was in Office’ A Facebook post claiming gas prices were $1.87 "on Memorial Day in 2020" spread virally -- but it was not so much lacking context as willfully ignoring it.
Did Republicans Block a Gas Price Gouging Bill? A popular Imgur post suggested that Republican lawmakers (who complained of high gas prices through 2022) blocked a bill attempting to prevent gas gouging by oil companies.
June 2008 Gas Prices Several March 2022 tweets suggested that high gas prices in June 2008 were tied to higher prices per barrel, whereas gas prices in March 2022 were not.