# The texts were written by several people.

> Still possible: The texts were written by several people.

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Answer · Cicada 3301

# The texts were written by several people.

The texts were written by several people.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Stylometric distances cluster by round or by text type.

## What would rule it out

- Homogeneous profiles across all rounds.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Hern concludes from the physical spread and resources that Cicada must be more than one person.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/evidence/EVD0D7R76WR2ETT/hern-concludes-from-the-physical-spread-and-resources-that)

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## The questions it answers

[Were the signed texts written by one person or several?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several)

Part of [Who set the Cicada 3301 puzzles, and why?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6Z2R63QN/who-set-the-cicada-3301-puzzles-and-why)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The texts were written by several people. [Answer ANS0D7R76MY2V3Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D7R76MY2V3Y
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