Impersonator uses science journalists' names to pitch and publish articles
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Science journalist Linda Geddes says an unknown impersonator used her name and a fake email address to pitch stories to Nature editors, and a New York Post article under her byline was removed, according to The Guardian.
Geddes says the same person posed as her former colleague Caroline Williams, and Williams reportedly received about $1,000 from Science for an article published under her name.
The Guardian reports the impersonation attempts as Geddes describes them. The source does not identify the impersonator.
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AIScience journalist Linda Geddes says an impersonator used her name and a fake email address to pitch stories to Nature editors, and a New York Post article under her byline was removed. A similar impersonator, posing as her former colleague Caroline Williams, reportedly received about $1,000 from Science for an article published under Williams's name.
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