Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls determined to be forgeries

The World

Researchers have been working for months to determine if a collection of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls on display at a private museum in Washington, DC, were fakes or the real deal. The verdict is in: They’re forgeries. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks to Colette Loll of Art Fraud Insights, who compiled the report. 

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