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TIL the Microsoft font 'Calibri' was used to expose corruption in Pakistan because documents written in Calibri could not be from an earlier year than 2007, revealing the possibility of forgery. (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago by cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml

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[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We’ll now since they’re retiring it as the default font in favor of Aptos we can check for forgeries starting in 2023, brb have some documents to… amend.

[–] mikkL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Any article about this? When I Google combinations of ‘word + font’, it just tells me how to install it 😅

[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah here you go! It was actually this article that sent me down the rabbit hole that prompted the TIL. Been reading about the Panama Papers since I posted this LOL

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23793428/microsoft-aptos-new-default-font-office-365

[–] mikkL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you 👍🏻

[–] cc8@infosec.pub 5 points 2 years ago

Räksmörgås = shrimp sandwich

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

That's quite clever.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

There are now calls for the prime minister to resign, though it appears that he intends to see the court case through. “Every contradiction will not only be contested but decimated in [the Supreme Court],” his daughter wrote on Twitter.

Ah an corrupt supreme court, such a handy investment.

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