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Proof: Merz makes surprise Kyiv visit as Germany pledges more aid to Ukraine

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-04T14:01:07Z","headline":"Merz makes surprise Kyiv visit as Germany pledges more aid to Ukraine","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/merz-makes-surprise-visit-to-kyiv-germany-pledges-further-aid-to-ukraine","v":1}

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3b6425b403399a4f8ac64fe33916dfa3306a3e143da744eb173d68041d8ce0fc

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969860, mined 2026-10-04 14:28 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-04 14:04 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-04 12:25 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-3b6425b40339.json prints 3b6425b403399a4f8ac64fe33916dfa3306a3e143da744eb173d68041d8ce0fc. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-3b6425b40339.json and headline-3b6425b40339.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-3b6425b40339.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, 1 min after it was first seen.