Chain of custody receipt

Source #2252

Cryptographic attestation that the document below was captured in Goblin House's archive at the timestamp shown, with the hash listed. If the original URL goes dark or its content changes, this receipt remains as evidence of what the public record looked like at capture time.

TitleAI Analysis: Academi (formerly Blackwater) — cross-reference insights
Original URL(none — typed-API result with no web URL)
PublicationAI Research Pass
Source typegovernment_disclosure
Date2026
EntityAcademi (formerly Blackwater)
Captured2026-04-07T04:49:00.638Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-07T04:49:00.638Z UTC
SHA-2566356617da309b246fee58282619ea7c6bb0674f08582da7519b17ddc6f5997a1
Content length1,634 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars)
```json
{
  "facts": [
    {
      "text": "Despite Academi (formerly Blackwater) being a well-documented major U.S. defense contractor with billions in government contracts, no results appeared in standard public database searches (SEC filings, USASpending, corporate registrations, lobbying disclosures, court records, parliamentary records), suggesting the company may operate through subsidiary entities, has been restructured under different legal names, or records may be filed under parent companies like Constellis Holdings",
      "date": null,
      "confidence": "inferential"
    },
    {
      "text": "The absence of USASpending contract data for a known federal contractor indicates investigative journalists should search under alternative corporate names including: Blackwater USA…

Verifying this receipt

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