Amateur sleuths and special software are being used to uncover fakery and plagiarism in published scientific research. One example is Sholto David, a scientist-sleuth who detects image manipulation in scientific papers. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a leading cancer center, recently announced that it is requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after David flagged problems. Other sleuths, such as microbiologist Elisabeth Bik, have been instrumental in uncovering image manipulation and plagiarism in scientific papers. These sleuths use technology and their expertise to identify manipulated images and expose scientific misconduct.”
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