Aug 19 2016
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You’re probably already overly-anxious about protecting your identity online, but researchers at the University…
Oct 9 2014
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How can you tell a real video from faked footage? You could analyze the footage itself, you could confirm it with a second source, or you could depend on something much harder to fake: Physics. Over at Dot Physics, there's an analysis of the major ways you can scientifically separate the real from the forged.
May 22 2014
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China is currently undergoing a huge boom in museums—299 new ones have opened in the last year alone. And just like…
Apr 15 2014
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The identification of fakes and forgeries is a basic issue that has always raised controversy. This is unsurprising,…
Sep 10 2013
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Back in 1908, a Norwegian collector was told that what he thought was a Van Gogh oil landscape was actually a…
Sep 6 2013
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Early last month, a ten-year-old German boy found a mummy in his grandmother's attic. Many considered it a hoax. But…
Aug 15 2013
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A Chinese zoo is under fire for trying to disguise a Tibetan mastiff dog for a lion. The twisted scheme began to…
Aug 14 2013
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During the 1930s, a woman claiming to be the widow of a British Royal Flying Corps pilot sold 34 photos featuring…
Dec 14 2011
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this falsified Fortis watch is pure adulation. Bet you can't spot…