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		TwoBit on March 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I tracked down my impostor What was the cause of the false positive?

anamexis on March 28, 2021 | [–]

I can only theorize. Perhaps due to some error, the web upload submitted a 0 byte file which perfectly matched another 0 byte file.

mannykannot on March 28, 2021 | [–]

The professor submitted one of his own papers by mistake?

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