Comment by hiccuphippo
2 months ago
I remember a case where a man was accused of forging a will. They figured out it was a forge because it used the Calibri font, Microsoft only added Calibri in 2007 and the document was supposed to be from a few years before.
Surprisingly many forgeries were exposed due to Calibri, Wikipedia has a short list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibri#In_crime_and_politics
I feel like I remember the topic having its own list article but can't find any trace of it.
This makes me want Microsoft to change the default font every decade just to make these cases easier to solve.
Well, they've recently change the default font to Aptos, so we're probably going to see these stories come up again soon.
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If it's printed, the printer dots will expose some evidence too. It sounds like an ideal use case for an app, if it doesn't exist already.
Reminds me of this:
https://javarants.com/cbs-bush-memos-fake-42187bacf095
Kids, do your forgeries with Latex, the default font hasn't changed in decades.
And it's awful :> Extremely thin, overly large serifs. Please don't use.
For on-screen display it's not optimal, but for print it's really pleasant.
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In some parts of the world a will must be written by hand or needs an attesting notary.
Yes I believe in Australia it needs to be physically signed in the presence of an authorised person and a witness.