{
  "question": "Was today the cheapest day of the year for gas?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-cheapest-day-of-the-year-for-gas",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the national average is about $4.26 a gallon today, up 18 cents in a week and nowhere near 2026's lows.",
  "details": [
    "National average around $4.26/gal on Oct 27, per AAA",
    "Jan 8, 2026 low: $2.819/gal, cheapest since March 2021",
    "Prices are up about 18 cents over the past week"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Miami Herald",
      "url": "https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article317793386.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "36氪",
      "url": "https://36kr.com/newsflashes/4042853074817921?f=rss"
    },
    {
      "title": "First-Class Business Newspaper Financial News",
      "url": "https://en.fnnews.com/news/202610270847182833"
    },
    {
      "title": "Merced Sun-Star",
      "url": "https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article314336017.html#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Yahoo",
      "url": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/drivers-kick-off-2026-lowest-204211740.html#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Newsmax",
      "url": "https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gas-prices-lowest-joe-biden/2026/01/02/id/1240511/#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": "United States",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-cheapest-day-of-the-year-for-gas/2026-10-27/us",
  "scope": "country",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T08:56:12.587Z"
}