Mamoru Samuragochi
publication date: Monday, April 3, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)
category: 
Hoaxes
clue: He wasn't able to hear his own acclaimed work in a digital medium, except that he was and it wasn't.
explanation: Samuragochi was a celebrated composer who specialized in video game music and was known for being deaf and walking with a cane. In 2014, it was discovered that was neither deaf nor disabled, and had written none of his own music, having paid a ghostwriter for years. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Chris Lemler, and Aaron Shurtleff
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