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SCOUT· 27%41m·2025-09-12·HistoryTrue Lies and Genuine Fakes
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 36
In 1998, an art gallery gets a mysterious phone call. The caller claims they have been fooled by a master forger and that many of their prized paintings are fakes. Or are they? This is the story of the life and lies of the notorious Eric Hebborn. What did he do, and what does that teach us about how we can root out…
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