It was easier to believe it was authentic and healthy because it had an exotic name, a founder who embodied rags-to-riches success and lots of buzz.
"A provocation aimed at destroying the positive trend in relations between Russia and the European Union," was Mr Putin's angry comment on the leak, saying he did not believe it was authentic.
King said that when the owner first contacted her about the papyrus, in 2010, "I didn't believe it was authentic and told him I wasn't interested". But the owner was persistent, so in December 2011, King invited him to bring it to her at Harvard.
King said that when the owner first contacted her about the papyrus, in 2010, "I didn't believe it was authentic, and told him I wasn't interested". But the owner was persistent, so in December 2011, King invited him to bring it to her at Harvard.
But it does mean that the videos make it through step one (do we believe it is authentic?) and step two (what does it show?).
Mr Stinchcombe, who has been working at the youth club for the past 40 years, said he spotted the piece at 9.15am on Monday, but did not believe it was an authentic Banksy until a friend said it was on the artist's website.
The envelope was packed with personal items, leading authorities to believe that it was authentic.
A Syracuse television station reported that a rambling, two-page letter from the killer, Jiverly Wong, 41, had arrived at the station, packed with personal items that have led authorities to believe that it was authentic: Mr. Wong's New York driver's license; three photographs, along with negatives, of him holding guns; and his pistol permit.
"My wife has no recollection of signing this document, but we believe it is probably authentic". Lawyers say Carns also violated immigration laws by giving false information about the status of Runas when he entered the country.
