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Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline

Publisher description: How a string of bizarre events led writer Linda Geddes to don her sleuthing cap and dig into a world of shadowy impersonators

The Guardian | Oct 17, 2026 | Linda Geddes

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Then, last week, an editor at Nature Medicine contacted me to ask whether I’d been pitching to them and Nature Health as well. I donned my sleuthing cap and discovered a potential link between Fake Linda and Fake Caroline. I’ve since identified a third science journalist, Sara Novak, with a potential link to Fake Linda and Fake Caroline. Despite uncovering several clues linking Fake Linda and Fake Caroline, we still don’t know who is behind the accounts. But the hunt for Fake Linda continues.

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