A Conservative Councillor in Cornwall has been calling himself an MBE for 19 years despite never actually having a knighthood.
Cllr Terry Wilkins claims to have been hoaxed 19 years ago by a colleague in the police force who gave him a fake letter and medal telling him he had been given an MBE.
He has also been telling people that he has a 2:1 degree in Health & Wellness pending from the Open University who say they have no idea who he is.