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Proof: Sh2.2tr oil project kicks off amid threats and promises

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-30T21:02:40Z","headline":"Sh2.2tr oil project kicks off amid threats and promises","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"standardke","url":"https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/coast/article/2001559078/sh22tr-oil-project-kicks-off-amid-threats-and-promises","v":1}

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SHA-256

21de42095e74f083661885f3c008b3427dbcbada8fc0813481e6e24a82dd4dc8

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969361, mined 2026-09-30 23:11 UTC.

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-09-30 21:10 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-09-30 21:10 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-21de42095e74.json prints 21de42095e74f083661885f3c008b3427dbcbada8fc0813481e6e24a82dd4dc8. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-21de42095e74.json and headline-21de42095e74.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-21de42095e74.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, 4 min after it was first seen.