WaPo slammed for headline saying 'economy appeared ready to surge,' Russian invasion 'could send shockwaves'

The Washington Post was slammed for a Feb. 25th headline that said the "U.S. economy appeared ready to surge" and that the Russian invasion of Ukraine "could send shockwaves."

In October 2021, prices rose 6.2 percent over a year, which at the time was the highest it's been since 1990.  Inflation hit a 40-year-high in early February. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 7.5 percent in January from the same time in 2021. It was the fastest increase since February 1982, when inflation hit 7.6 percent. The CPI rose 0.6 percent between December and January. Gas now costs 40% more than it did in January 2021. Though prices decreased slightly in the beginning of December 2021 when oil prices were $60 a barrel – AAA Gas prices having noted that the price hadn't been that low since August – gas prices have been on the rise again since the beginning of January. Political commentators and more took to Twitter to criticize the headline, with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX., tweeting "spin, baby, spin."

"WaPo providing cover, per usual," another said.