The average price of gas is $4.36.
Posted by Dan Osborn, Checked
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Dan Osborn@osbornforneOct 11, 2026It’s been 534 days since Pete Ricketts had a town hall. The average price of gas is at $4.36, and diesel is still $6.28
The claim's $4.36 figure is within a cent of the AAA national average of $4.35 reported for Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, so it holds within rounding on the claim's date. Other sources cite $4.37 for early October, which is a different date, and the sources do not show the exact $4.36 figure.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What we found
Supports. Cleveland.com and Yahoo Finance report a national average for regular unleaded of $4.35 per gallon as of Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, which is one cent from the claimed $4.36.[2][3]
Supports. Al.com, citing AAA, reports the national average at $4.35 per gallon on Oct. 12, the day after the claim date, indicating the price held steady.[4]
Supports. NBC News reports that as of Oct. 11, 2026, the national average was more than $4 per gallon according to AAA, which is consistent with a price in the mid-$4 range.[1]
Context. Other sources give nearby figures for different dates: $4.37 on Oct. 6 (LendingTree) and in early October (USA Today list), and $4.40 in an undated October table (ChooseEnergy). These are different dates or unclear measures, not contradictions of the Oct. 11 figure.[5][6][7]
Context. The claim matches its extracted passage ('at $4.36'), so no extraction drift occurred. The sources do not show whether the claim relied on a different measure or a later figure.
Sources
7 sources: 1 tier 2, 6 not rated
- 1Tracking U.S., state and county gas prices, in maps and ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Gas prices Oct. 11, 2026: Where fuel costs the most and leastcleveland.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Gas prices for 10/11/26: Which states paying the most and ...finance.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Gas prices for 10/12/26: Average price holds steady to kick ...al.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Gas Prices Jump 39% in a Year, While Diesel Soars 72%lendingtree.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Average gas price in each U.S. state, October 2026 - List Wirethelistwire.usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Gas prices by state and EV charging access: October 2026chooseenergy.com · not rated · cited for: context
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