Florent Montaclair, undated photo. He is accused of fabricating an award similar to the Nobel Prize by prosecutors in Montbeliard, France, on 3 February 2026. (Newsflash)
Literature Prof Says Faking Prestigious International Award Was Not Illegal
A French literature professor has come under criminal investigation after allegedly inventing an international gold medal of philology described as equivalent to a Nobel Prize and awarding it to himself.…
