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Proof: The idle and the inactive

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-10-08T23:03:05Z","headline":"The idle and the inactive","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"thestarmy","url":"https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/09/the-idle-and-the-inactive","v":1}

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SHA-256

d3ea568778c6cc7a5d162a2dfdbce82c212fcd725efed320b88253bd8c054664

OpenTimestamps

Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970545, mined 2026-10-08 23:41 UTC.

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-08 23:08 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-08 23:08 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-d3ea568778c6.json prints d3ea568778c6cc7a5d162a2dfdbce82c212fcd725efed320b88253bd8c054664. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-d3ea568778c6.json and headline-d3ea568778c6.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-d3ea568778c6.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.