Is a Fedora-wearing French detective solving the Louvre heist? Social media certainly seems to think so, as an image of a so-called sleuth has gone viral online, with people online speculating that he is on the case to recover the jewels stolen in the brazen robbery.

Why It Matters

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, was struck by a crime on Sunday, October 19, as daring thieves stole historic jewelry valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) in broad daylight.

The heist has been described as a “terrible failure" for the museum by the Louvre director Laurence des Cars, who has since offered to resign.

And while the theft of the jewels is no laughing matter, having exposed security vulnerabilities and prompted scrutiny of both the museum and the government’s commitment to p

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