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Proof: Melaka polls: EC sets Nov 14 for polling day, Oct 31 for nomination day

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-07T04:51:02Z","headline":"Melaka polls: EC sets Nov 14 for polling day, Oct 31 for nomination day","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"thestarmy","url":"https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/07/melaka-polls-ec-sets-nov-14-for-polling-day-oct-31-for-nomination-day","v":1}

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4b5fe6410d6a5a5d483dfa3de3a5cf4c54c3ce06eddbac3acf6cb9f1153131a6

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970294, mined 2026-10-07 05:08 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-07 04:52 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-07 04:53 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-4b5fe6410d6a.json prints 4b5fe6410d6a5a5d483dfa3de3a5cf4c54c3ce06eddbac3acf6cb9f1153131a6. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-4b5fe6410d6a.json and headline-4b5fe6410d6a.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-4b5fe6410d6a.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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