The Guardian Australia
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French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize
French professor Florent Montaclair is under investigation for creating a fake Nobel-style prize, the Gold Medal of Philology, which he awarded to himself in 2016 at a national assembly ceremony. Detectives allege he invented the International Society of Philology and a non-existent American university, purchasing the medal for €250 from a Paris jeweller.
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