{
  "question": "Was today World Polio Day?",
  "url": "https://was.today/world-polio-day",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — World Polio Day is October 24, which was Saturday; today is Monday, October 26.",
  "details": [
    "World Polio Day observed every 24 October (WHO)",
    "It falls on Jonas Salk's birthday, 1914",
    "October 26 instead honors Nauru's Angam Day"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 26",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26"
    },
    {
      "title": "World Health Organization (WHO)",
      "url": "https://www.who.int/europe/campaigns/world-polio-day"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)",
      "url": "https://www.paho.org/en/world-polio-day?page=0"
    },
    {
      "title": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)",
      "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6342a1.htm#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/world-polio-day/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T03:55:11.291Z"
}