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After six months of analysis, experts released a 200-page report detailing how the fragments were forged - likely made from old shoe leather.
"Each exhibits characteristics that suggest they are deliberate forgeries," the analysts said in a statement.
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And this was not the first time the museum's owners have faced controversy. In 2017, Mr Green's company the Hobby Lobby paid a $3m fine (£2.3m) and returned thousands of items after the US Department of Justice accused it of smuggling artifacts from Iraq.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51916849
So, was it money laundering, that religious fools and their money are soon parted, or something else?
Whatever it was, this made me laugh.
MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)I've got a problem with this PT Barnum building being called a "museum."
Really, it's been set up as a scam and now it's being called for what it is. I'm guessing "Hobby Lobby" has a way to make its existence all tax-free, too.
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)I'm sure all those Hobby Lobby employees who couldn't afford their reproductive care you denied will shed a tear.
eppur_se_muova
(36,281 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,400 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,147 posts)...
One of the scrolls was immediately id'd as a fake because it had, wait for it, FOOTNOTES!
Yeah, you read that right.
According to the guy on the news, footnotes didn't start to get used until the late 17th century.
hunter
(38,325 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Fools paying lifetimes of earn for normal people, for old shit, IS HILARIOUS?
Humans over value stupid shit and publicly held corporations have no rainy day funds at all!
People wondering why things are crazy imbalanced and unfair? DUH!