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The Conspiratorial World of High-end Fak...

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From shoes to handbags, from watches to super cars: luxury goods are a multi-billion dollar industry. Along with these high price tags comes an assurance of not just quality but authenticity. And there's another market at play here: a global network of increasingly sophisticated fakes that, year over year, grow more indistinguishable from the real thing. Join Ben, Matt, and Noel as they dive into the the vast conspiracy of high-end 'superfakes'.

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