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Proof: Danger from microplastics

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-10-01T23:51:46Z","headline":"Danger from microplastics","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"thestarmy","url":"https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/02/danger-from-microplastics","v":1}

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SHA-256

94d5f69ca75cdfa84f2da81130487f966322bee63a9380107cd3553809972e79

OpenTimestamps

Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969508, mined 2026-10-02 00:31 UTC.

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-01 23:52 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-01 23:53 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-94d5f69ca75c.json prints 94d5f69ca75cdfa84f2da81130487f966322bee63a9380107cd3553809972e79. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-94d5f69ca75c.json and headline-94d5f69ca75c.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-94d5f69ca75c.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.