Did Gas Prices Hit $7.11 at 7-Eleven? - Snopes.com
More importantly, the prices listed on the sign did not reflect genuine gas prices.
In June 2022, as gas prices continued to rise around the globe, a photograph went viral that supposedly showed gas prices at a 7-Eleven store had reached $7.11.Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared an uncaptioned version of the photograph, leading some to believe that it reflected genuine gas prices at a 7-Eleven store.It isn’t uncommon for a 7-Eleven store to display gas prices of $7.11 in the days leading to a new store opening, the company told us.Here’s a photograph of a soon-to-be opened 7-Eleven displaying a gas price of $7.11 with another sign announcing that a new store would be coming soon