# Were the signed texts written by one person or several? · Cicada 3301 > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:05+00:00 --- **0** # Were the signed texts written by one person or several? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·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)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters Cicada called itself an international group⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and); the scale of the operation implies more than one person, but the writing could still be one voice. Stylometry of the signed corpus is a direct test, and has not been published. ## Answers 3 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R774J7BCC/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The signed texts are the work of a single writer.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R76D438D8/the-signed-texts-are-the-work-of-a-single-writer) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The texts were written by several people.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R76MY2V3Y/the-texts-were-written-by-several-people) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2014[Hern puts forward: the signed texts are the work of a single writer.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and) 1. 2014[Hern puts forward: the texts were written by several people.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and) 1. 2014[Hern: hern concludes from the physical spread and resources that Cicada must be more than one person.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and)For: The texts were written by several people. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZT63GW1/were-the-signed-texts-written-by-one-person-or-several%23add-source) Where it fits Cicada 3301 [**Who set the Cicada 3301 puzzles, and why?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6Z2R63QN/who-set-the-cicada-3301-puzzles-and-why)Key question · most likely a private international group of privacy and anti-censorship technologists, recruiting like-minded people for… **Were the signed texts written by one person or several?** You're here · 3 answers, inconclusive [Which messages and puzzles are genuinely Cicada's?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZJC3WGR/which-messages-and-puzzles-are-genuinely-cicadas)Most likely · only material signed with key 7A35090F (fingerprint ending 181F 01E5 7A35 090F) is Cicada's [ Ask a question under this one ]