Claim: Fuel prices are not connected to oil prices.
Fact-check: The price of fuel is quite closely connected to the price of oil - Full Fact
Verdict: fuel prices are connected to oil prices, although other factors like tax are important. this claim is based on a misleading comparison between inflation-adjusted oil prices and non-adjusted fuel prices.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2022-03-22T00:00:00