Chain of custody receipt

Source #2477

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.

Title	New York Times investigation
Original URL	https://qz.com/1234364/cambridge-analytica-worked-for-mercer-backed-ted-cruz-before-trump
Publication	Directed Inquiry — Web Search
Source type	`web_search`
Date	2016-01-01
Entity	Cambridge Analytica
Captured	2026-04-08T01:37:59.490Z UTC
Hash computed at	2026-04-08T01:37:59.490Z UTC
SHA-256	`52d1c8302e809539b43051060ed445bdc225ebc056dd0199b6bffba415390f86`
Content length	123 bytes

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Cambridge Analytica was effectively a shell company operating in the United States while serviced by London-based SCL Group

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