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Hugo awards organizers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win
Book News: Hugo awards organizers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win
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Hugo awards organizers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win
Jul 23 2024
The prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy writing has revealed that almost 400 votes – about 10% of all votes cast in this year’s awards – were fraudulently paid for to help one finalist win.
The Hugo administration subcommittee, which tallies the votes for the annual awards, issued a statement on Monday saying that they had determined that 377 votes had been cast by individuals with “obvious fake names and/or other disqualifying characteristics”.
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