Summary:
- The prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy writing has revealed that almost 400 votes about 10% of all votes cast in this years awards were fraudulently paid for to help one finalist win.
- Only members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) can nominate works for the Hugos and vote on finalists, which costs a minimum of 45 each year.
- Based on the Hugo administration subcommittees tally, paying for 377 memberships would have cost at least 16,965 (A$33,000, US$22,000).
- After investigating, 377 of 3,813 votes were determined to have been cast fraudulently and had been omitted from the final tally, the Hugo administration subcommittee said.
- This decision is not one made lightly, but we are duty bound as the Hugo Administrators to protect the Hugo awards and to act against fraud, they said.
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