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True85% confidence5 sourcesOct 22, 2026Gas stations in Omaha and La Vista, Nebraska, including Sam's Club and Casey's locations, are running out of fuel.Local reporting from October 19, 2026 (The Reader, WOWT/KSNB) found Omaha-area stations, including Casey's and Sam's Club locations in Omaha and La Vista, were low or out of fuel, and Casey's confirmed temporary supply challenges at some locations. The claim matches the post's wording and was accurate as of 2026-10-22; later coverage describes the outages as real but patchy, and some residents reported filling up without trouble.True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 22, 2026Texas Governor Abbott declared a statewide disaster over diesel prices on September 28, 2026, covering all 254 counties.Multiple tier1 and primary sources confirm Governor Abbott declared a statewide disaster on Monday, September 28, 2026 over high diesel prices, and the official Texas proclamation declares a state of disaster for all Texas counties (Fox 4 reports all 254 counties). The claim departs from the post only trivially; the post's own referent is resolved correctly.True93% confidence5 sourcesOct 22, 2026Nebraska Governor Pilen issued a 90-day diesel tax pause for agricultural producers on September 24, 2026.Nebraska's governor-issued press release dated September 24, 2026 confirms Gov. Jim Pillen signed executive orders suspending diesel taxes for agricultural producers for 90 days, effective immediately. The claim's spelling 'Pilen' is a minor variant of 'Pillen', and the extraction matches the post's own date and description.True93% confidence5 sourcesOct 22, 2026North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong declared a state of emergency over diesel supply availability on September 29, 2026.North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong declared a state of emergency for conditions affecting the supply and availability of diesel fuel on September 29, 2026, per the governor's own press release. Agweek, KFYR and the Minot Daily News independently report the same declaration on that date, and the claim matches the passage faithfully.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 22, 2026Nebraska Governor Pilen signed an executive order on October 19, 2026, titled 'Emergency Relief Due to Motor Fuel Supply Shortage' that relaxes fuel hauler work hours and increases vehicle weight limits by up to 10%.Governor Jim Pillen's Oct. 19, 2026 executive order (No. 26-25) is confirmed by the governor's own press release and several local outlets. It relaxes hours-of-service rules for fuel haulers and lets vehicles exceed weight limits by up to 10%. The exact title 'Emergency Relief Due to Motor Fuel Supply Shortage' does not appear in the 2026 press coverage; a similarly titled order (No. 25-11) appears in a separate FMCSA document, so the title is an unconfirmed peripheral detail. The claim also spells the governor 'Pilen' where sources use 'Pillen', which does not change the referent.True88% confidence5 sourcesOct 22, 2026Illinois Governor Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation on October 6, 2026, covering 102 counties and permitting the on-road use of red-dyed diesel.Illinois sources confirm that Gov. Pritzker issued a statewide disaster proclamation and Executive Order 2026-08 on October 6, 2026, allowing on-road use of dyed diesel for agricultural purposes. The sources say 'all Illinois counties' rather than stating '102' explicitly, but that matches the claim's count, and the claim faithfully reflects the post.True93% confidence4 sourcesOct 22, 2026Maryland Governor Moore issued a state of emergency on October 9, 2026, due to diesel prices reaching $6.46 per gallon, a 76% increase over 12 months.Maryland's governor press release and a Garrett County government notice both confirm that Governor Moore declared a state of emergency on October 9, 2026, over record diesel prices. The governor's release and the Maryland Department of Agriculture fact sheet report a 76.2% rise over 12 months to $6.467 per gallon on October 5, which matches the claim's $6.46 and 76% figures within rounding. The claim faithfully reflects the post's passage, and the post's own wording matches the sources.True92% confidence6 sourcesOct 22, 2026President Trump issued Executive Order 14435 on October 5, 2026, providing emergency tax relief on diesel fuel for farmers and truckers.The White House and Federal Register both publish Executive Order 14435, 'Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel', dated October 5, 2026, which directs the Treasury to defer certain diesel excise tax payments and provide penalty relief. AP, Reuters, and the USDA corroborate the October 5 signing, and the TT News source confirms the order opened dyed diesel for highway use by trucks. The claim's 'farmers and truckers' framing is a reasonable reading of the relief, and state laws may still restrict highway use.True92% confidence6 sourcesOct 22, 2026Michigan Governor Whitmer issued a state of emergency on October 12, 2026, allowing farm and logging vehicles to use red-dyed diesel on highways.Michigan Gov. Whitmer declared a state of energy emergency via EO 2026-15 on October 12, 2026, temporarily allowing farm and logging vehicles to use dyed (red) diesel on highways, as confirmed by the state's primary executive order and multiple outlets. The claim's wording 'state of emergency' is slightly loose (it is an energy emergency), and the post's 'red dye diesel' matches the sources' dyed diesel; the order runs through Dec. 31, 2026.True80% confidence5 sourcesOct 22, 2026The EPA issued a waiver on September 29, 2026, lifting ultra-low sulfur diesel requirements above the Arctic Circle in Alaska.The EPA's own letter dated September 29, 2026 issues a temporary waiver of diesel sulfur requirements for 20 days in the region of Alaska above the Arctic Circle, matching the claim's date, action and location. The post called it a 'renewal' and sources describe an earlier July 17 waiver, but the claim's core assertion is directly supported by the primary record.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 22, 2026Diesel reached a national average price of $6.53 per gallon in the United States.The claim that US diesel reached a national average of $6.53 per gallon is supported: AAA data reported by CNN put the record at $6.53 on September 22, and EIA weekly data ($6.529 for the week ending Sept. 21) was reported by Modern Public Fleet and Capital Press. The claim is past-tense, so it holds as of 2026-10-22, when the price had fallen to about $6.31–6.32; one Yahoo piece gives the peak as $6.52, a minor discrepancy. The extraction dropped the post's word 'record', which does not change the verdict.True70% confidence7 sourcesOct 22, 2026The current fuel distribution emergency is caused by the war on Iran launched by President Trump.Multiple sources attribute the 2026 refined-fuel shortage and price spike to the Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and refinery damage, and an analysis finds the Iran war removed more diesel supply than the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump disputes this, blaming Russia-Ukraine and climate regulations, and the sources do not specifically address the Nebraska emergency order cited in the post; the sources also describe a broader fuel crisis than only distribution, and the claim's 'caused by' is somewhat stronger than the post's 'related to', which the supporting evidence still meets.