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Checking the hash is only useful to confirm a correct download. If someone can change what binary you download, they can also change the hash and would be stupid not to…
Forsure, but if you still had the download and went to the sites official page today and could check if it matches to alleviate fear you downloaded a fake version etc.
SHA-256 and stronger hashes have not been manipulated or cracked the way MD5 and CRC32 have been. Stop the FUD.