{
  "question": "Was today the day the Berlin Wall was built?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-day-the-berlin-wall-was-built",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — East German forces began building the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961, not October 28.",
  "details": [
    "Construction started on August 13, 1961, per historical accounts.",
    "Barbed wire went up first; concrete followed in the weeks after.",
    "The wall stood until November 9, 1989."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "The Berlin Wall Is Built — August 13, 1961",
      "url": "https://adst.org/2014/08/the-berlin-wall-is-built-august-13-1961/"
    },
    {
      "title": "The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Legion Magazine",
      "url": "https://legionmagazine.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-berlin-wall/"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Building Of The Berlin Wall - 1961-1962 - Flashbak",
      "url": "https://flashbak.com/berlin-wall-1961-1962-24115/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-day-the-berlin-wall-was-built/2026-10-28",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T11:15:07.942Z"
}