Axios has faced criticism for its portrayal of Vice President Kamala Harris's policy on price controls. The media outlet has been accused of playing semantic games to defend Harris's plan to ban price gouging, which some argue has been misconstrued as price controls. Axios's defense of Harris's proposal was met with scrutiny, including a community note correction on social media platform X. Critics pointed out inconsistencies in Axios's reporting, highlighting that similar policies have been labeled as price controls in other contexts, such as Russian oil and UK groceries.