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Proof: Unconfirmed Pahang ‘piranha’ sightings spark public alarm, concerns over invasive species

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-09-29T22:30:26Z","headline":"Unconfirmed Pahang ‘piranha’ sightings spark public alarm, concerns over invasive species","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"straitstimes","url":"https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/unconfirmed-pahang-piranha-sightings-spark-public-alarm-concerns-over-invasive-species?ref=top-stories","v":1}

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1b330360afd07ea26631779791825c6699f0aa08d6e334c697000896f9cae0dc

OpenTimestamps

Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-09-29 22:32 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-09-29 22:35 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-09-29 22:35 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-1b330360afd0.json prints 1b330360afd07ea26631779791825c6699f0aa08d6e334c697000896f9cae0dc. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-1b330360afd0.json and headline-1b330360afd0.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-1b330360afd0.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, 2 min after it was first seen.