The Galloway Document: Proof of Forgery

Testimony of George Galloway before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security
and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee

[Extract]

SEN. LEVIN: That's all right. Now, that document--assuming it's an accurate translation of the document underneath it--would you... you're not alleging here today that the document is a forgery, I gather?

GALLOWAY: Well, I have no idea, Senator, if it's a forgery or not.

SEN. LEVIN: But you're not alleging.

GALLOWAY: I'm saying that the information insofar as it relates to me is fake.

SEN. LEVIN: I -- is wrong?

GALLOWAY: It's wrong.

SEN. LEVIN: But you're not alleging that the document...

GALLOWAY: Well, I have no way of knowing, Senator.

SEN. LEVIN: That's fine. So you're not alleging?

Okay, let's have a look at the documentary "evidence":

The letters in the left hand column of the box below are taken from George Galloway's name in this enlargement of the above document scan. To the right of these are corresponding letters from other lines in the document.

This...

...should look like this...

It doesn't.

The document is a fake.

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