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That the "true author" be flogged in the public square or perhaps put into the stocks for 24 hours?
Public shame can be very effective in some cases.
Paris, 1944: French women accused of collaboration with Nazis had their heads shaved and were paraded through the streets barefoot.
Bilboes used as public punishment in former times combined physical discomfort with public humiliation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_humiliation
Oops. Forgot the thingy:
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