Professor Accused of Inventing Fake Nobel-Style Prize
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May 7, 2026
A French language scholar is accused of doing more than polishing his résumé—prosecutors say he invented the prize listed on it, the BBC reports. Florent Montaclair, a longtime academic in Besançon, is under investigation after allegedly creating a bogus "Gold Medal of Philology" and the equally fictional "International Society...
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