Hoax Busting

Sharon Sergeant has become widely known as a hoax buster, using forensic skills shes honed over 20 years to debunk three fraudulent Holocaust memoirs. Sergeants tools include photographic timelines and databases — vital records, census reports, property deeds, maps, newspaper interviews, obituaries, phone directories — and living relatives. Skype, online records, and blogs have also broadened her reach; DNA testing is an option if she needs it.

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