I suggest the scholars who contributed to uncover the details of the #ReceptioGate be nominated for the 2022 Nobel Prize of Philology awarded by the very real International Philology Society 😏
"Nobody cares about your blog!"

Following up on the #ReceptioGate, @aaronm and maybe others have noted that Receptio claims to have ties with the “International Society of Philology”, which awards a “Nobel Prize of Philology”… but that whole thing itself is made up, for reasons unclear (scam? delusions of grandeur?)

I recommend reading this, you're in for a ride 🍿
👉 https://www.scena9.ro/en/article/romanian-academy-nobel-florent-montaclair-chomsky

The Fake Nobel that Duped the Romanian Academy

A Frenchman with a penchant for vampires invented a university and a gold medal, with which he tricked institutions, publications, and important intellectuals.

@chaprot @aaronm This gets curiouser and curiouser…