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Deliberate fakes, misattributions and poor restorations all encroach into the realm of the authentic.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2018

BuzzFeed found at leas eight examples of these ridiculous misattributions — including a Dolly Parton quote attributed to John Quincy Adams.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2014

The latest row involving Orlando Figes concerns allegations of poor scholarship, misattributions and basic factual mistakes.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2012

“There are a lot of Leeteg knockoffs,” he said, and fakes and misattributions have muddied the market.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2011

Chen, now a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, became aware of the misattributions when he saw a copy of Mao's Unpublished Poems.

From Time Magazine Archive