{
  "question": "Was today the cheapest gas in the US?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-cheapest-gas-in-the-us",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the US national average is about $4.29 a gallon, well above 2026's predicted $2.97.",
  "details": [
    "AAA national average: $4.2858 as of Oct. 26",
    "GasBuddy average: $4.24 a gallon",
    "Cheapest state: North Carolina at $3.48"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Yahoo Finance",
      "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/gas-prices-10-26-26-175635298.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "Erie News Now",
      "url": "https://www.erienewsnow.com/news/national/diesel-gasoline-prices-each-16-cents-better-in-north-carolina/article_34b6552c-d645-5e10-aa46-8a64958ddc19.html#tncms-source=article-nav-prev"
    },
    {
      "title": "AAA Fuel Prices",
      "url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=674634935713a71a3106e975"
    },
    {
      "title": "Yahoo",
      "url": "https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/forecasters-2026-cheapest-gas-since-100058320.html#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "WRAL News",
      "url": "https://beta.wral.com/archive/22295981/"
    },
    {
      "title": "CNN",
      "url": "https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/business/2026-gas-prices-oil?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-cheapest-gas-in-the-us/2026-10-27",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T07:31:58.914Z"
}