US CPI inflation in 2022 exceeded the threshold for “high” inflation.

The measured-magnitude leg of this claim is settled: the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported year-over-year CPI growth of 6.5% for 2022, a verified bedrock fact traceable to the primary release. The claim's overall status turns instead on a definitional subclaim — what annual rate constitutes “high” inflation. Under the most common reference point (the Federal Reserve's 2% target, or the looser 5% figure used in policy commentary) 6.5% clearly qualifies; but the threshold is a contested definitional choice rather than an empirical fact, and a minority of sources reserve “high” for double-digit or hyperinflationary regimes. Because the arithmetic is verified but rests on a contested definition, the claim is Supported rather than Verified. It is not Contested overall: no credible source disputes the 6.5% figure, and under any mainstream threshold the conclusion holds.