{
  "question": "Was today a record diesel price?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-record-diesel-price",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — US diesel is near record territory, but the latest national average is below the all-time high.",
  "details": [
    "Record US national average diesel: $6.53 a gallon, set in September per AAA",
    "Latest weekly US average: $6.352, third-highest on record, for the week ending Oct 23",
    "Diesel rose 7.6 cents that week while regular gasoline kept falling"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Diesel prices hit record $6.51 as White House says no export ban planned",
      "url": "https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/diesel-prices-hit-record-high-as-fuel-costs-continue-to-climb"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods",
      "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-diesel-prices-hit-a-record-high-pushing-up-transportation-costs-for-a-long-list-of-goods"
    },
    {
      "title": "Diesel futures jump, signaling higher prices to come despite Trump’s Russia deal",
      "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/diesel-futures-higher-prices-trump-moves-rcna603218"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "place": "United States",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-record-diesel-price/2026-10-28/us",
  "scope": "country",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T11:13:32.422Z"
}