As the country reopens and the economy is recovering in the wake of a historic pandemic, Fox’s purported “straight news” personalities are jumping on reports of inflation, attempting to advance a series of talking points to depict a chronic economic disaster — a conclusion that is far too soon to draw as experts largely believe the effect is a temporary step in the recovery itself. Eric Levitz of New York magazine explained that most of the price increases came from “either from reopening sectors, or from temporary supply constraints in the used-car market.” Now that more Americans have been vaccinated, these sectors have been “caught between surging demand … and inadequate supply,” as it will take some additional time to rebuild.