KOMPAS.com – CEO Tesla Elon Musk participated in spreading misinformation about the price of fuel oil (BBM) at a 7-Eleven outlet in the United States.
In June 2022, fuel prices worldwide has increased due to various factors.
On social media, photos circulated showing the price of fuel at a 7-Eleven outlet in the United States reaching 7.11 US dollars per gallon (3.7 liters).
Elon Musk also uploaded the photo via his Twitter account on June 21, 2022 without any description.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2022
Although the photo is genuine, it was taken in March 2021, not June 2022.
In addition, the price of 7.11 US dollars listed is the “trial price” for promotional purposes for the opening of new 7-Eleven outlets, not the actual price.
Photo taken March 2021
Quoted from the fact-checker page Snopes.comthe photo was originally uploaded on the forum online Reddit in March 2021 by user u/mbeemsterboer.
Following caption original photo:
“This new 7-Eleven (outlet) is testing petrol price.”
In the comments section, one Reddit user shared some additional information about the photo:
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