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1. _diyar · 1790334434 · focus · HN ↗

   This story smells odd; why does anybody care about the accusations of an anonymous twitter account? A claim seemingly without evidence no less.

   1. suddenlybananas · 1790335914 · focus · HN ↗

      He's been revealed as a flagrant plagiarist [1] and there's a lot of evidence that his writing before 2023 had very low pangram scores, and the other authors nominated did not have high pangram scores.

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lapresse.ca&#x2F;arts&#x2F;litterature&#x2F;2026-09-23&#x2F;thelyson-orelien-rattrape-par-un-passe-de-plagiaire.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lapresse.ca&#x2F;arts&#x2F;litterature&#x2F;2026-09-23&#x2F;thelyson...

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