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Proof: Eswatini repatriation of US deportees raises concerns

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-09T16:22:31Z","headline":"Eswatini repatriation of US deportees raises concerns","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"dailymaverick","url":"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-08-eswatini-deportees/","v":1}

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b61ca0b194ba8be875e55be989feba16ac762ba8b8637fbcfc13fa8a7f70c01b

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970662, mined 2026-10-09 17:21 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-09 16:30 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-09 16:29 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-b61ca0b194ba.json prints b61ca0b194ba8be875e55be989feba16ac762ba8b8637fbcfc13fa8a7f70c01b. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-b61ca0b194ba.json and headline-b61ca0b194ba.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-b61ca0b194ba.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.

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