Some news outlets falsify their inflation reporting as a matter of course. Consumer prices obviously did not rise 8.5% in March, they rose 8.5% over the preced

Some news outlets falsify their inflation reporting as a matter of course. Consumer prices obviously did not rise 8.5% in March, they rose 8.5% over the preceding twelve months ending in March. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm