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With Rising Gasoline Prices, Hoaxes Abound |
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Wednesday, 03/19/2008 |
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High gasoline prices bring out the e-mail hoaxes, forwarded by
well-meaning family and friends. The latest version of this is Where
to Buy Your USA-Gas, an e-mail that purports that Saudis are banning
American-made goods, and therefore U.S. citizens should return the
favor by not purchasing gasoline from companies that import Middle
Eastern oil.
Snopes.com
debunks the e-mail's claims, noting that the data cited is outdated and
inaccurate. And more importantly, major oil companies don't necessarily
own and operate all of the retail locations where their gasoline is
sold.
Convenience stores sell the overwhelming majority of
the gasoline purchased in the United States, and despite canopies that
promote a specific brand of gasoline, very few of these stores less
than 3 percent are owned and operated by one of the integrated, major
oil companies.
For more information about gasoline myths, check out the fact sheet NACS developed that debunks the most common claims, courtesy of Snopes.com
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