Gas is Not $7.89 in Albuquerque

On March 21, 2021, Facebook user Tammy Lee Lee posted a photo of a Maverik gas station in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a price per gallon of $7.89 for unleaded fuel. The photo is captioned “😲👎🏻🤯 Awful - Thanks Sleepy Jo 🙄 NOT 😡.” The photo is dated 3-19-2021.

The photo was shared nearly a thousand times on Facebook with users calling the prices "criminal” and "outrageous."