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Ségolène Royal and Wikipedia duped by tale of anti-slavery activist
Léon-Robert de L’Astran, an 18th-century shipowner, was praised for his noble refusal to participate in the slave trade. Sadly, however, it seems that he existed only as an internet hoax — duping Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, for three years, along with Ségolène Royal and others.
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The Independent (U.K.)
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BBC (U.K.)
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Financial Times (U.K.)
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Woolwich attack: How MI5 had ex-prisoner in sights as he preached at Poundland just yards from murder scene
MI5 had been monitoring the two fanatics responsible for the slaughter of Drummer Lee Rigby (pictured with his wife Rebecca at their wedding in 2007) in Woolwich, south-east London.
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