Mexican university faces massive cheating scandal after first online entry exam

NPR | By Eyder Peralta

Published July 28, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

Mexico's most prestigious university is facing a cheating crisis after a first-ever online admissions exam produced results so unusual that one analysis suggests nearly half of test-takers may have cheated

Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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