david-fitzgerald/beale-ciphers

Statistical proof the Beale ciphers are a hoax (Bayes factor ≈ 2×10⁷), and a reconstruction of how they were faked.

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• I helped Claude prove the Beale Ciphers are a 140 year old hoax (5 points, 1 comments, by dvfb, 2026-02-26)