{
  "question": "Was today the most expensive October on record for gas?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-most-expensive-october-on-record-for-gas",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — October 2026 is on track to be the priciest October ever for US gas, never dipping below $4 a gallon.",
  "details": [
    "National average: $4.28 a gallon, up $1.23 from a year ago",
    "AAA: first time prices stayed above $4 all October",
    "Record for the time of year, though not the $5.02 all-time high"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "AAA Fuel Prices",
      "url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/tag/national-average/"
    },
    {
      "title": "AAA Fuel Prices",
      "url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/category/news/"
    },
    {
      "title": "AAA Fuel Prices",
      "url": "https://gasprices.aaa.com/news/?lv=true"
    },
    {
      "title": "وكالة الأنباء السعودية",
      "url": "https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2711181"
    },
    {
      "title": "Infoseek",
      "url": "https://news.infoseek.co.jp/article/crossdig_3039691/"
    },
    {
      "title": "이데일리",
      "url": "https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=04575606645617184&mediaCodeNo=257"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": "United States",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-most-expensive-october-on-record-for-gas/2026-10-27/us",
  "scope": "country",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T09:11:09.255Z"
}