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Proof: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before Senate panel

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98a26fc2d7b6550eaa240840121d9c80a27d986aecb034d60301f4375d9bc84f

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-98a26fc2d7b6.json prints 98a26fc2d7b6550eaa240840121d9c80a27d986aecb034d60301f4375d9bc84f. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. There is no OpenTimestamps receipt for this record yet.
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.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.