{
  "question": "Was today smallpox eradicated?",
  "url": "https://was.today/smallpox-eradicated",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the WHO declared smallpox eradicated on 8 May 1980, not on October 24.",
  "details": [
    "WHO declared eradication on 8 May 1980",
    "Last natural case: Somalia, 26 October 1977",
    "Smallpox remains the only human disease eradicated"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 24",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-24",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/smallpox-eradicated/2026-10-24",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-24T06:55:07.723Z"
}