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What to know about Watch: Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam'

Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC The winner of a Pablo Picasso painting worth €1m (£870,000; $1.2m) thought he was being scammed when he heard the good news, a charity raffle organiser has told the BBC.

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What happened

Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC The winner of a Pablo Picasso painting worth €1m (£870,000; $1.2m) thought he was being scammed when he heard the good news, a charity raffle organiser has told the BBC.

Why it matters

Péri Cochin told Radio 4's Front Row that she had to show Ari Hodara the artwork he had won on a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris before he believed she was telling the truth.

Common ground

The raffle sold more than 120,000 tickets at €100 each to entrants around the world, raising €11m (£10m; $13m) for Alzheimer's research.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The raffle sold more than 120,000 tickets at €100 each to entrants around the world, raising €11m (£10m; $13m) for Alzheimer's research.”
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Wikipedia entries only discuss Alzheimer's disease in general and do not mention the specific raffle fundraising figures or ticket sales.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and is the most common form of dementia, accounting for around 60–70% of cases. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer's_disease
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), also called younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (YOAD), is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. It is an uncommon form of Alzheimer's, accounting f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early-onset_Alzheimer's_diseas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alzheimer Case (also known as The Alzheimer Affair or The Memory of a Killer; Dutch: De zaak Alzheimer) is a 2003 Belgian action thriller film directed by Erik Van Looy, based on the novel De zaak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alzheimer_Case
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Claim 2: “The winner of a Pablo Picasso painting worth €1m (£870,000; $1.2m) thought he was being scammed when he heard the good news, a charity raffle organiser has told the BBC.”
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Three distinct sources (BBC News, NPR, and The Guardian) independently report the charity raffle organizer's statement about the winner's initial skepticism.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·He purchased his tworaffletickets for 100 euros each, and walked away with a $1.2 millionpainting.The charityraffleraised roughly $11 million for Alzheimers research.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/arts/design/picasso-raffl…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·PARIS — A Parisianartenthusiast could notbelievehis luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a PabloPicassopaintingworth $1 million with a $117raffleticket.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117480/raffle-winner-pic…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ·A Parisianartenthusiast could notbelievehis luck when he found out on Tuesday he had won a PabloPicassopaintingworth more than €1m with a €100raffleticket.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/picasso-painti…
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Claim 3: “Péri Cochin told Radio 4's Front Row that she had to show Ari Hodara the artwork he had won on a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris before he believed she was telling the truth.”
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Three separate web results (BBC News, The Guardian, and Front Row interview) describe Péri Cochin demonstrating the artwork via video call from Christie's.
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web search NEUTRAL — PériCochinholds a microphone toherphone asshestands next to the black and white Picasso portrait.PériCochin, a founder of the charity raffle, talksviavideocallwith the winner of the Picasso painting a…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/picasso-painti…
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web search NEUTRAL — PériCochintold Radio 4's Front Row thatshehad to showAriHodaratheartworkhe hadwonon avideocallfromChristie'sauctionhouseinParisbefore he believedshewas telling the truth.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c98mr589g8do
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web search NEUTRAL — PériCochintold Radio 4's Front Row thatshehad to showAriHodaratheartworkhe hadwonon avideocallfromChristie'sauctionhouseinParisbefore he believedshewas telling the truth.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c98mr589g8do
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Claim 4: “Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC”
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Multiple independent sources (BBC News, Dexerto, and The Guardian) confirm the winner initially doubted the win was legitimate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Péri Cochin told Radio 4's Front Row that she had to show Ari Hodara the artwork he hadwonon a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris before hebelievedshewastelling the truth.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c98mr589g8do
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web search NEUTRAL — Thewinnerofa PabloPicassopaintingworth€1m(£870,000; $1.2m) thought hewasbeingscammed when he heard the good news, a charity raffle organiser has told the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c98mr589g8do
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web search NEUTRAL — A Paris man haswona $1 million PabloPicassopaintingafter entering a charity raffle, butinitiallythought the callwasascam. Ari Hodara, 58,wasconfirmed asthewinneron Tuesday, April 14, after purchasing …
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/man-wins-1-million-pic…
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Claim 5: “She says Hodara is still deciding whether he will keep or sell his grand prize.”
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No evidence was found in web search results or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Ari Hodara's decision.
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