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Proof: Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files

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505c1bd83350423aa5c0dee8f4297d5b90c96e79f0aab225247c7f2a5cc84c70

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-505c1bd83350.json prints 505c1bd83350423aa5c0dee8f4297d5b90c96e79f0aab225247c7f2a5cc84c70. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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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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