# Did the Great Scientific Frauds Stem from Rogue Actors Exploiting Inherent Scientific Trust?: 34 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence Major scientific frauds are driven by exceptional individual deception that weaponizes peer review's reliance on good faith. Authors: nineDan HTML: https://moyomap.com/maps/did-great-scientific-frauds Markdown: https://moyomap.com/maps/did-great-scientific-frauds.md License: HTML and markdown are for reading and citation. Bulk copying and AI training need a written license. See /terms and /developers#maps-data. Cite a claim as: MoyoMap, "Did the Great Scientific Frauds Stem from Rogue Actors Exploiting Inherent Scientific Trust?: 34 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence", claim {id}, https://moyomap.com/maps/did-great-scientific-frauds.md#{id}. “Moyo, a product of SenTeGuard Inc.” ### Dong-Pyou Han altered electronic neutralization-assay data to show false HIV antibody activity, which was pre… Id: claim_073979ea354b67575835b467 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Dong-Pyou Han altered electronic neutralization-assay data to show false HIV antibody activity, which was presented at seven symposia between 2010 and 2012 and in NIH grant applications. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known ### In 2012, the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists determined that Yoshitaka Fujii had fabricated data in 172… Id: claim_1e40c9c28a56ffea631adbcc Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 In 2012, the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists determined that Yoshitaka Fujii had fabricated data in 172 out of 212 evaluated papers published between 1993 and 2011. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### A 2012 Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists committee found Yoshitaka Fujii fabricated data in 126 of 212 re… Id: claim_233a83b89a3ac23996c48a4a Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 A 2012 Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists committee found Yoshitaka Fujii fabricated data in 126 of 212 reviewed papers, with only 3 confirmed as valid, and that he forged co-author signatures on submissions. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Haruko Obokata manipulated gel images in 2014 Nature STAP stem-cell papers, and genetic analysis showed the c… Id: claim_4cba092788f03c12cc72cdb5 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Haruko Obokata manipulated gel images in 2014 Nature STAP stem-cell papers, and genetic analysis showed the cells were likely mislabeled embryonic stem cells rather than reprogrammed cells. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Paolo Macchiarini's research papers concealed severe patient complications and deaths following synthetic tra… Id: claim_78a0b6fb1a0f226aa29e8821 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Paolo Macchiarini's research papers concealed severe patient complications and deaths following synthetic trachea transplants and falsely claimed nonexistent ethics committee approval. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known ### Dong-Pyou Han physically adulterated research samples by spiking rabbit sera with human IgG containing broadl… Id: claim_7ceda0ada84cae5d3c7d9eaf Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Dong-Pyou Han physically adulterated research samples by spiking rabbit sera with human IgG containing broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies and with sera from rabbits immunized against a different HIV protein. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known ### Yoshitaka Fujii deliberately obscured study dates, locations, and institutional details, and added unaffiliat… Id: claim_8f80ac2e27e657e60cde6357 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Yoshitaka Fujii deliberately obscured study dates, locations, and institutional details, and added unaffiliated co-authors to avoid detection of fraud between 1993 and 2011. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Andrew Wakefield altered medical histories, diagnoses, timelines, and histopathology results for all 12 child… Id: claim_94beb496481a9f2fa242bbd0 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Andrew Wakefield altered medical histories, diagnoses, timelines, and histopathology results for all 12 children in his 1998 Lancet paper. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known ### John Darsee was caught at Harvard in May 1981 misrepresenting minutes of data collection as lasting two weeks… Id: claim_d61063bf214f8249b43cd93e Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 John Darsee was caught at Harvard in May 1981 misrepresenting minutes of data collection as lasting two weeks, culminating in an NIH finding of fraud across 17 retracted papers. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known ### Eric Poehlman fabricated data in 10 papers and 17 NIH grant applications from 1992 to 2000, resulting in a 20… Id: claim_eabe26b561dd8c73c21acdc1 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Eric Poehlman fabricated data in 10 papers and 17 NIH grant applications from 1992 to 2000, resulting in a 2006 one-year prison sentence as the first U.S. researcher jailed for research misconduct. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known ### Scott Reuben pleaded guilty to federal health-care fraud in February 2010 for accepting pharmaceutical fundin… Id: claim_f9031c9d2f4034fe6d6c5425 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Scott Reuben pleaded guilty to federal health-care fraud in February 2010 for accepting pharmaceutical funding and drugs for a clinical celecoxib trial he never conducted and publishing fabricated results. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known ### An FDA review of 867 studies performed by Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories found that 618 (71%) were invalid… Id: claim_fe29f90c3d60d19df1b46518 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 An FDA review of 867 studies performed by Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories found that 618 (71%) were invalid due to data fabrication. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ### Diederik Stapel Data Fabrication and Investigation Id: section_0ff63141c14b00c10257a3ec Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Diederik Stapel Data Fabrication and Investigation Labels: Inferred, Low ### Hwang Woo-suk Stem Cell Fraud and Ethical Violations Id: section_39faff5f363560cdbc7e9d70 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Hwang Woo-suk Stem Cell Fraud and Ethical Violations Labels: Inferred, Low ### Jan Hendrik Schön Scientific Misconduct and Data Fabrication Id: section_56ab025383645d1c89f485a4 Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Jan Hendrik Schön Scientific Misconduct and Data Fabrication Labels: Inferred, Low ### Anil Potti Clinical Predictor Falsification and Reviews Id: section_f182dd6a4a0505ea9305329d Parent: topic_oa2ZIn4Nj3i1tlhiLC9r Depth: 1 Anil Potti Clinical Predictor Falsification and Reviews Labels: Inferred, Low #### Andrew Wakefield described 9 of 12 children as experiencing regressive autism and all as previously normal, d… Id: claim_0994b67fd6d455245b058955 Parent: claim_94beb496481a9f2fa242bbd0 Depth: 2 Andrew Wakefield described 9 of 12 children as experiencing regressive autism and all as previously normal, despite records confirming only one had regressive autism and five had preexisting developmental issues. Labels: Inferred, Medium, known #### In September 2002, a Bell Labs investigation concluded that physicist Jan Hendrik Schön committed scientific… Id: claim_2b1e4ef37eb07bb00bf3e614 Parent: section_56ab025383645d1c89f485a4 Depth: 2 In September 2002, a Bell Labs investigation concluded that physicist Jan Hendrik Schön committed scientific misconduct in 16 of 24 investigated allegations. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known #### Investigators confirmed that Yoshitaka Fujii forged two co-author signatures on a journal cover letter and in… Id: claim_3369b7a7420dbcccae82448d Parent: claim_233a83b89a3ac23996c48a4a Depth: 2 Investigators confirmed that Yoshitaka Fujii forged two co-author signatures on a journal cover letter and invented large multi-center double-blind randomized controlled trials. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### Seven of eight patients who received experimental synthetic-trachea transplants from Paolo Macchiarini died,… Id: claim_5cf6578a4bb49facb8801a42 Parent: claim_78a0b6fb1a0f226aa29e8821 Depth: 2 Seven of eight patients who received experimental synthetic-trachea transplants from Paolo Macchiarini died, leading a Swedish court to determine the procedures violated science and proven experience. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known #### Hwang Woo-suk's research group obtained 2,236 oocytes from 122 women, far exceeding publicly reported figures… Id: claim_aeed1047e77f6303ee64deb3 Parent: section_39faff5f363560cdbc7e9d70 Depth: 2 Hwang Woo-suk's research group obtained 2,236 oocytes from 122 women, far exceeding publicly reported figures, while fabricating supporting data for two Science papers. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known #### Seoul National University's January 2006 investigation revealed that Hwang Woo-suk's claimed 11 patient-speci… Id: claim_bf149a7ef81a76291dcda702 Parent: section_39faff5f363560cdbc7e9d70 Depth: 2 Seoul National University's January 2006 investigation revealed that Hwang Woo-suk's claimed 11 patient-specific stem cell lines did not exist and that the 2005 Science paper used cells derived from fertilized eggs rather than cloned blastocysts. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### Diederik Stapel fabricated underlying experimental data for 55 published papers and 10 supervised PhD theses. Id: claim_c8c86f41047125629377d0c7 Parent: section_0ff63141c14b00c10257a3ec Depth: 2 Diederik Stapel fabricated underlying experimental data for 55 published papers and 10 supervised PhD theses. Labels: Inferred, Low, known #### Anil Potti falsified data in papers and NIH grants regarding genomic cancer-drug predictors and falsely claim… Id: claim_eaf1b49b43c0b0c61849c0f5 Parent: section_f182dd6a4a0505ea9305329d Depth: 2 Anil Potti falsified data in papers and NIH grants regarding genomic cancer-drug predictors and falsely claimed to be a Rhodes Scholar on his CV. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known ##### Hwang Woo-suk's stem-cell research involved concealed human egg donations by junior members of his own labora… Id: claim_08bc3c7eb9b7670b4ddcbbc1 Parent: claim_aeed1047e77f6303ee64deb3 Depth: 3 Hwang Woo-suk's stem-cell research involved concealed human egg donations by junior members of his own laboratory. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known ##### Following the 2011 discovery of fraud at Tilburg University, Diederik Stapel admitted to the university recto… Id: claim_40d505abff637c01add4c130 Parent: claim_c8c86f41047125629377d0c7 Depth: 3 Following the 2011 discovery of fraud at Tilburg University, Diederik Stapel admitted to the university rector that he had previously committed data fraud at the University of Groningen. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known ##### Anil Potti manually reversed responder status for 24 of 133 subjects, switched recurrence classifications for… Id: claim_5daf970e9e6cec2315e61be6 Parent: claim_eaf1b49b43c0b0c61849c0f5 Depth: 3 Anil Potti manually reversed responder status for 24 of 133 subjects, switched recurrence classifications for 46 of 89 samples, and altered IC-50 and R-code values provided to the National Cancer Institute. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known ##### Independent testing by three organizations confirmed that Hwang Woo-suk's cell lines 2 and 3 did not match so… Id: claim_6452e27f6256396f1927606b Parent: claim_bf149a7ef81a76291dcda702 Depth: 3 Independent testing by three organizations confirmed that Hwang Woo-suk's cell lines 2 and 3 did not match somatic-cell donors, matching instead stem-cell lines generated from fertilized eggs at MizMedi Hospital. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ##### Diederik Stapel fabricated entire datasets and gave them to collaborators, isolating coauthors and students f… Id: claim_91db1cd5a7de8b04350b2120 Parent: claim_c8c86f41047125629377d0c7 Depth: 3 Diederik Stapel fabricated entire datasets and gave them to collaborators, isolating coauthors and students from direct contact with research subjects and source records. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ##### Hwang Woo-suk's team fabricated DNA fingerprints, teratoma and embryoid-body photographs, MHC-HLA matching, a… Id: claim_9d770b32d3f7046a42fc1ad1 Parent: claim_bf149a7ef81a76291dcda702 Depth: 3 Hwang Woo-suk's team fabricated DNA fingerprints, teratoma and embryoid-body photographs, MHC-HLA matching, and karyotyping evidence in their 2005 Science paper. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known ##### Anil Potti's fabricated predictors were applied to 117 patients in Duke clinical trials, and ORI found he fal… Id: claim_b353d9becf1a88c7e3f714de Parent: claim_eaf1b49b43c0b0c61849c0f5 Depth: 3 Anil Potti's fabricated predictors were applied to 117 patients in Duke clinical trials, and ORI found he falsely reported that 6 of 33 patients responded in a grant application where none of the 4 enrolled patients responded. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, known ##### Jan Hendrik Schön reused identical data graphs and noise patterns across at least 16 papers and deleted origi… Id: claim_c222074d91476601345e449f Parent: claim_2b1e4ef37eb07bb00bf3e614 Depth: 3 Jan Hendrik Schön reused identical data graphs and noise patterns across at least 16 papers and deleted original data files, preventing verification. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ##### Jan Hendrik Schön admitted to presenting mathematically generated or fitted curves as experimental measuremen… Id: claim_d63f6584ef8819993b92e1e7 Parent: claim_2b1e4ef37eb07bb00bf3e614 Depth: 3 Jan Hendrik Schön admitted to presenting mathematically generated or fitted curves as experimental measurements, including plotting data that implied resistance changes over 70 orders of magnitude. Labels: Inferred, Low, known ##### Diederik Stapel's scientific fraud was uncovered in August 2011 by three young researchers at Tilburg Univers… Id: claim_fd92ca98c414c320f62516ef Parent: claim_c8c86f41047125629377d0c7 Depth: 3 Diederik Stapel's scientific fraud was uncovered in August 2011 by three young researchers at Tilburg University who inspected internal datasets, rather than through journal peer review. Labels: Source-linked, Low, known