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I remember a case where a man was accused of forging a will. They figured out it was a forge because it used the Calibri font, Microsoft only added Calibri in 2
by hiccuphippo 2y ago
I remember a case where a man was accused of forging a will. They figured out it was a forge because it used the Calibri font, Microsoft only added Calibri in 2007 and the document was supposed to be from a few years before.
- almostnormal 2y agoIn some parts of the world a will must be written by hand or needs an attesting notary.
- jamesfinlayson 2y agoYes I believe in Australia it needs to be physically signed in the presence of an authorised person and a witness.
- phaker 2y agoSurprisingly many forgeries were exposed due to Calibri, Wikipedia has a short list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibri#In_crime_and_politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibri#In_crime_and_politics I feel like I remember the topic having its own list article but can't find any trace of it.
- sionisrecur 2y agoThis makes me want Microsoft to change the default font every decade just to make these cases easier to solve.
- reddalo 2y agoWell, they've recently change the default font to Aptos, so we're probably going to see these stories come up again soon.
- robocat 2y agohttps://youtu.be/diN5s8M8MCA https://youtu.be/diN5s8M8MCA
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoIf it's printed, the printer dots will expose some evidence too. It sounds like an ideal use case for an app, if it doesn't exist already.
- spullara 2y agoReminds me of this: https://javarants.com/cbs-bush-memos-fake-42187bacf095 https://javarants.com/cbs-bush-memos-fake-42187bacf095
- Beretta_Vexee 2y agoKids, do your forgeries with Latex, the default font hasn't changed in decades.
- ahartmetz 2y agoAnd it's awful :> Extremely thin, overly large serifs. Please don't use.
- Beretta_Vexee 2y agoFor on-screen display it's not optimal, but for print it's really pleasant.
- ahartmetz 2y agoI think it looks bad in print, too. I've had plenty of math homework printed from Latex. (I also dislike Times New Roman, it has the same "problems", just less extreme)