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Proof: Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-10-05T17:22:14Z","headline":"Messi readies for final farewell in Argentina send-off","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"batimes","url":"https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/sports/messi-readies-for-final-farewell-in-argentina-send-off-against-benin.phtml","v":1}

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SHA-256

3a2a427b4838d1a8b7564d4a060ae8ddfc12f5d5cb3753f64360c5f5d8afabb1

OpenTimestamps

Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970059, mined 2026-10-05 17:54 UTC.

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-05 17:47 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-05 17:28 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-3a2a427b4838.json prints 3a2a427b4838d1a8b7564d4a060ae8ddfc12f5d5cb3753f64360c5f5d8afabb1. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-3a2a427b4838.json and headline-3a2a427b4838.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-3a2a427b4838.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 5 min after it was first seen.