{
  "question": "Was today the day the first tweet was posted?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-day-the-first-tweet-was-posted",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — Jack Dorsey posted \"just setting up my twttr\" on March 21, 2006, 7,524 days ago.",
  "details": [
    "First tweet sent by @jack on March 21, 2006",
    "It was posted at 9:50 pm PST",
    "That was a Tuesday; today is a Monday"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 26",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26"
    },
    {
      "title": "The New York Times",
      "url": "https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/twitterers-gather-at-chirp-twitters-first-developer-conference/?ref=technology"
    },
    {
      "title": "Guinness World Records",
      "url": "https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/3/10-years-of-twitter-five-key-tweets-that-made-record-breaking-history-421461#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "RTE.ie",
      "url": "https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/0321/444131-twitter/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-day-the-first-tweet-was-posted/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T08:14:08.570Z"
}