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Proof: Two killed in workplace incident in Co Down

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-02T17:11:20Z","headline":"Two killed in workplace incident in Co Down","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"rte","url":"https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/1002/1593798-down-collapse/","v":1}

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4e5986c65ab1de58e0a6ac867ca81ceda990da5fecb777187d85cdbfb897ecfb

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969621, mined 2026-10-02 18:15 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-4e5986c65ab1.json prints 4e5986c65ab1de58e0a6ac867ca81ceda990da5fecb777187d85cdbfb897ecfb. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-4e5986c65ab1.json and headline-4e5986c65ab1.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-4e5986c65ab1.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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