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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.)
Ofcom plans simplified phone numbers
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Financial Times (U.K.)
Fury as Cameron aide calls Tory activists ‘loons’
Cameron’s decision to press ahead with gay marriage and inability to deliver immediate EU referendum has created air of mistrust and acrimony in party
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