A career in the sciences can be intense and competitive. Depending on the discipline, more than half of doctoral students don’t graduate. For those who do, there can be great pressure to publish and develop innovative research.
Although it’s rare, there have been a few noted instances in which scientists have lied to advance their interests. In other cases, opportunistic individuals or eager entrepreneurs have faked scientific evidence to swindle others. Regardless of the source, those lies can blossom into major hoaxes that shock the scientific community — and the public.
Read more: 3 Historic Hoaxes That Duped The Masses, Scientists Or Media
