Linda Geddes (@lindageddes.bsky.social)

Linda Geddes

@lindageddes.bsky.social

Science journalist (ex @guardian & @newscientist), broadcaster, and author (CHASING THE SUN, BUMPOLOGY). Loves a good 🔥

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A “Fake Linda” has been impersonating me, pitching stories & even managed to get published in the New York Post. This ‘professional identity hijacking’ is a growing problem across many fields, fuelled by AI... tinyurl.com/4zjt7rhv

tinyurl.comFake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my bylineHow a string of bizarre events led writer Linda Geddes to don her sleuthing cap and dig into a world of shadowy impersonators

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Thanks to @johntravis.bsky.social @bmaher.bsky.social @drbenjohnson.bsky.social @sarahtomlin.bsky.social @carlystern.bsky.social @michaelgreshko.bsky.social for their assistance joining some of the dots in the Fake Linda mystery.

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Thanks to fraud prevention service Cifas and Bates Wells law firm for explaining the legal position on impersonation & what victims can do

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A similar thing has happened to @erictopol.bsky.social , who generously made time to share his story. Professional identity hikacking is rife across academia as @mcintold.bsky.social explains..

Linda Geddes

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Authors and writers are a growing target for impersonation scams. @societyofauthors.bsky.social recently published guidance on this societyofauthors.org/2026/08/18/a... Employers are also at risk from ‘phantom job candidates’..

societyofauthors.orgAuthors beware: scam alert - The Society of AuthorsThe Society of Authors has issued advice to help authors protect themselves against scammers.

Linda Geddes

@lindageddes.bsky.social

Linda Geddes

@lindageddes.bsky.social

The same individual appears to be impersonating @carolinewilliams.bsky.social and @sarafnovak.bsky.social & perhaps other journalists as well?

Linda Geddes

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@amoorelouise.bsky.social I’d love to speak to you about the fake journal authorship issue if you’re available? I’m writing a related piece for The Guardian. You can reach me on linda.geddes.freelance@theguardian.com

Linda Geddes

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21 Mar 2025

As a perimenopausal woman, I learned a lot from writing this, including that cognitive changes usually reverse themselves - eventually - (though HRT can help in the meantime) & this midlife brain rewiring may ultimately have benefits. Importantly, help is available, & no, you are not just going mad

André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social

We’re finally learning how #perimenopause profoundly changes the brain. The hormonal upheaval in the run-up to #menopause can cause cognitive difficulties, by @lindageddes.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2472... via @newscientist.com

newscientist.comWe’re finally learning how perimenopause profoundly changes the brainThe hormonal upheaval in the run-up to menopause can cause cognitive difficulties. But researchers are also finding that this can be a critical window for protecting long-term brain health

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