#ReceptioGate and the (absolute) state of academia |

The Truth Behind a Manufactured Scandal

The article “ReceptioGate and the (absolute) state of academia” published on The Critic by Charlotte Gauthier misrepresents facts, omits evidence, and turns a documented case of academic defamation into a spectacle.

This page presents a factual, fully sourced response to that narrative. It reveals the real “absolute state of academia”: one where independent research is discredited, while profits from manuscript dismemberment are protected by institutional silence.

The Real Context Behind ReceptioGate

• Prof. Carla Rossi has worked for over 25 years on the ethical reconstruction of medieval manuscripts that were dismembered for commercial gain.
  
  

• In 2022, she denounced the trade of excised leaves and filed a formal report with Italian cultural authorities.
  
  

• Within weeks, coordinated attacks appeared online—initially from a commercial blog, later amplified by pseudonymous social media users and, eventually, by journalists such as Charlotte Gauthier.
  
  

Read the legal timeline here:
👉 https://www.receptiogate.info/timeline

What The Critic Article Doesn’t Tell You

The article by Gauthier:

• Does not mention the original criminal complaint filed in August 2022.
  
  

• Cites accusations of plagiarism without acknowledging the rebuttals, the dates of publications, or the extensive peer-reviewed output of Prof. Rossi.
  
  

• Frames independent cultural research as “fake academia” while ignoring the monetisation of manuscript smuggling.
  
  

See the full evidence-based response:
👉 https://www.receptiogate.info/kidd-receptiogate-carla-rossi-plagiarism

Who Profits from Discrediting Academic Ethics?

The campaign against Prof. Rossi benefits those who:

• Sell excised manuscript leaves with no provenance
  
  

• Run blogs and media platforms aligned with antiquarian interests
  
  

• Monetise public outrage to gain visibility and donations
  
  

Meanwhile, researchers like Rossi are left defending their names, work, and academic freedom—alone.

A Call for Academic Integrity

We invite scholars, librarians, and journalists to reflect on the state of academia not through ironic clickbait, but through rigorous documentation.

The truth behind #ReceptioGate does not lie in scandalous headlines, but in:

• Open-access publications:
  https://www.academia.edu/129672390/Receptiogate
  
  

• Documented articles and responses:
  https://www.oprom.eu/post/the-receptiogate-affair-truth-defamation-and-the-struggle-against-manuscript-dismemberment
  
  

• Verified legal filings and institutional silence:
  https://www.receptiogate.info/press-statements
  
  

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