{
  "question": "Was today cheaper gas?",
  "url": "https://was.today/cheaper-gas",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — gas isn't getting much cheaper: the national average sits around $4.27 a gallon, and Columbus prices ticked back up past $4 recently.",
  "details": [
    "National average about $4.27/gal, up ~43% since February",
    "Columbus average $4.11–$4.18 in early October, then rose",
    "Ohio average $4.04 as of Oct 18, up 17.3 cents in a week"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "whatsthepriceofgas.com",
      "url": "https://whatsthepriceofgas.com/gas-prices/ohio/columbus"
    },
    {
      "title": "News-Talk 1480 WHBC",
      "url": "https://www.whbc.com/gas-prices-high-wheres-the-savings/"
    },
    {
      "title": "NBC4 WCMH-TV",
      "url": "https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-news/ohios-gas-tax-pause-making-its-way-into-columbus/?ipid=promo-link-block1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Nyheter24",
      "url": "https://nyheter24.se/nyheter/ekonomi/naringsliv/1524818-dyr-bensin-gor-att-amerikaner-stannar-hemma"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fuel Industry News Archive | Daily Briefs and Headlines by Date",
      "url": "https://fueldataportal.com/articles/cstore-daily-2026-10-23"
    },
    {
      "title": "Temple Daily Telegram",
      "url": "https://www.tdtnews.com/news/region/article_f114f4e1-c3c0-5f8f-be1b-03fcbc5871f2.html?mode=nowapp"
    },
    {
      "title": "WSYX",
      "url": "https://abc6onyourside.com/topic/National-average"
    },
    {
      "title": "GasBuddy",
      "url": "https://www.gasbuddy.com/home?search=columbus%2Bohio&fuel=12&method=all&maxAge=0"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "place": "Columbus, OH, US",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/cheaper-gas/2026-10-25/us/oh/columbus",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-25T07:26:38.001Z"
}