{
  "question": "Was today the day the music died?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-day-the-music-died",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — \"the day the music died\" refers to February 3, 1959, the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly.",
  "details": [
    "The crash near Clear Lake, Iowa killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper",
    "Today is October 28, not February 3",
    "The date comes from Don McLean's 1971 song American Pie"
  ],
  "sources": [],
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-day-the-music-died/2026-10-28",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T12:17:39.846Z"
}