Journalism records

Date the source material before you publish.

The story runs and the subject says the document was altered or the footage was cut to mislead. Record the file at ingest, before any edit, and again at the version you publish from. It speaks to the bytes — never to who supplied them, to what they depict, or to a complete edit history.

The record is a Base transaction outside our database, so a subject disputing the story can check it without asking us for anything. Keep the ingest file and the receipt; those are what the check runs against.

What happens if we shut down
Base
Current write chain
32 bytes
Raw digest bytes on chain per record
L2 receipt
Service completion boundary
Retain source
Required for later comparison

Use cases

Built for journalism records workflows.

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Source-file version

Keep original files and receipts beside source, device, location, and consent records.

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Edit boundary

Checkpoint a selected pre-edit or publication version and document the processing steps separately.

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Disclosure packet

Combine the Base checkpoint with independently validated provenance credentials when the newsroom uses them.

FAQ

Common questions, answered plainly.

The subject says the document was altered.

Record the file at ingest, before any edit, and again at the version you publish from. A later copy either reproduces the recorded fingerprint or it does not.

Does it say anything about who gave me the file?

No. It speaks to the bytes and nothing else — never to who supplied them, and never to whether what they depict is true.

Does the source’s file become public?

The file body never leaves your computer; what goes on chain is a 32-byte fingerprint. It is not encryption, though: if a document’s contents are predictable, someone can test a guess against the fingerprint.

Do I need an account?

Not to check a file or use the one-file guest offer when it is available. The verify page is public — no sign-in, nothing to install — and the public notarize page can send one browser-computed digest to checkout without an account. An account opens the signed-in console once you have verified your email address.

Need a dated record of this file?

Keep the source data and receipt. A matching digest supports a limited comparison; it does not establish truth, identity, authorship, ownership, custody, or a legal outcome.

Record this file