A Fox News poll shows 61% of Americans say rising gas prices have become a major problem for themselves and their families.

Posted by All In with Chris Hayes, Sep 19, 2026Checked Oct 30, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 5 support2 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 90%

All In with Chris HayesSep 19, 2026

The Fox News poll (conducted Sept. 11-14, 2026, released Sept. 16-17) found 61% of registered voters say gas prices are a major problem for their household, matching the claim as extracted; the claim's 'Americans' is a minor scope difference from 'voters' and does not change the figure.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What we found

Supports. The Fox News poll found 61% of voters say gas prices are a major problem for their household, up from 48% two years ago.[1][2][5]

Supports. Fox News's own write-up reports 61% say gas prices are a major problem, with the poll conducted September 11-14, 2026 among 1,211 registered voters.[3][4][5]

Context. The claim says 'Americans' while the poll sampled registered voters, a minor scope difference that does not alter the reported figure; the claimant's passage said 'themselves and their families', which matches the source's 'for their household' wording.[5]

Context. A HuffPost report of Brit Hume's on-air remarks also cites gas prices at 61%, and Yahoo coverage repeats the same figure, though these are secondary echoes of the Fox poll.[6][7]