Drivers Say Major Gas Stations Pumped Up Prices With AI In Explosive Lawsuit
BP, Walmart, 7-Eleven, Marathon Petroleum, Circle K, and several other gas stations face a class-action lawsuit from drivers in the Golden State after allegedly using an AI tool to inflate fuel costs. “We are reviewing the complaint and will respond appropriately to the Court,” a Walmart spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. California pays the highest gas prices in the United States with $5.56 per gallon, but the national average is $3.93, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA) as of Tuesday.
- ▪BP, Walmart, 7-Eleven, Marathon Petroleum, Circle K, and several other gas stations face a class-action lawsuit from drivers in the Golden State after allegedly using an AI tool to inflate fuel costs.
- ▪“We are reviewing the complaint and will respond appropriately to the Court,” a Walmart spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
- ▪California pays the highest gas prices in the United States with $5.56 per gallon, but the national average is $3.93, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA) as of Tuesday.
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Energy Drivers Say Major Gas Stations Pumped Up Prices With AI In Explosive Lawsuit (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Arianna Hooker Contributor June 23, 2026 12:16 PM ET June 23, 2026 12:16 PM ET Arianna Hooker Contributor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); California drivers sued several major gas stations Monday accusing them of using artificial intelligence to increase gas prices.
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