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Is it a “paper town”. That is, a mistake they do intentionally to catch copiers?

• dn3500 4y ago
  Seems unlikely. Wouldn't a completely fake entry with random numbers make more sense than a duplicate?
  • ahmedfromtunis 4y ago
    Plus, this data is publically available, on digital format. Anyone who wanted a copy of the data has much easier ways to take it other than copying the outdated version in FT's paper by hand.
  • taeric 4y ago
    Fake symbol and numbers are easy to spot, as they will be crossed with other sources. They are also somewhat risky, as posting literal fake news mixed with real is dangerous. Doing this is a benign way to see if anyone is sourcing data from you. Now... Is that what is happening here? Beats me.