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> …lawyers picked apart Wright’s claims that some of his computer documents had been typed before 2008, using evidence from font designers. The witnesses testif

> …lawyers picked apart Wright’s claims that some of his computer documents had been typed before 2008, using evidence from font designers. The witnesses testified that some fonts “hadn’t even been created until years after the alleged date of the document”… https://craigwright.net/ https://craigwright.net/ Fascinating.

churchill 2y ago
Fun fact: A Microsoft font also helped expose corruption by Pakistan's former PM, Nawaz Sharif [1]. Apparently, documents dated to 2006 were typed up using Calibri, a font that only went into public distribution around 2007. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15961354/pakistan-calibri-font-scandal-forged-documents https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15961354/pakistan-calibri...
- esafak 2y ago
  Same thing in Turkey. https://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/2012/10/04/dani-rodrik-did-microsoft-steal-its-fonts-from-the-turkish-army/ https://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/2012/10/04/dani-rodrik-d...
- ruthmarx 2y ago
  I guess it's prudent to remember to always use Times New Roman when committing fraud.
  - m463 2y ago
    Note that although the Roman Empire started around 27 BC, Times New Roman is only good for fraud going back to 1932 AD.
    - nullc 2y ago
      No match to Wright's documents from the neolithic era, discussed during the trial.
    - thebruce87m 2y ago
      Papyrus?
  - amy-petrik-214 2y ago
    Still doesn't work, NSA has a backdoor agreement with "Big Font" to put little tags in fonts to pinpoint the time, data, and individual authoring the pdf or similar. Similar to how they watermark laser printers, the waterfont the fonts
    - ruthmarx 2y ago
      What's stopping anyone from using a front from a Windows 95 install? How would what you say apply?
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 2y ago
  Also fonts helped discredit Dan Rather’s Killian memo. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_authenticity_issues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_authentici...

churchill 2y ago

Fun fact: A Microsoft font also helped expose corruption by Pakistan's former PM, Nawaz Sharif [1]. Apparently, documents dated to 2006 were typed up using Calibri, a font that only went into public distribution around 2007. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15961354/pakistan-calibri-font-scandal-forged-documents https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/12/15961354/pakistan-calibri...

esafak 2y ago
Same thing in Turkey. https://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/2012/10/04/dani-rodrik-did-microsoft-steal-its-fonts-from-the-turkish-army/ https://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/2012/10/04/dani-rodrik-d...
ruthmarx 2y ago
I guess it's prudent to remember to always use Times New Roman when committing fraud.
- m463 2y ago
  Note that although the Roman Empire started around 27 BC, Times New Roman is only good for fraud going back to 1932 AD.
  - nullc 2y ago
    No match to Wright's documents from the neolithic era, discussed during the trial.
  - thebruce87m 2y ago
    Papyrus?
- amy-petrik-214 2y ago
  Still doesn't work, NSA has a backdoor agreement with "Big Font" to put little tags in fonts to pinpoint the time, data, and individual authoring the pdf or similar. Similar to how they watermark laser printers, the waterfont the fonts
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    What's stopping anyone from using a front from a Windows 95 install? How would what you say apply?
RcouF1uZ4gsC 2y ago
Also fonts helped discredit Dan Rather’s Killian memo. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_authenticity_issues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_authentici...