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I hate to say it, but it's real: adding section on "Major organizations which promote or protect fraud"
'''Scientific fraud''' has always been a problem. People claiming to have discovered something, when they know they really haven't, have fooled many people many times (see [[history of science]]). Scientific fraud differs from [[scientific error]], since the researcher ''knows'' his finding aren't actually supported by the available evidence.
'''Scientific fraud''' has always been a problem. People claiming to have discovered something, when they know they really haven't, have fooled many people many times (see [[history of science]]). Scientific fraud differs from [[scientific error]], since the researcher ''knows'' his finding aren't actually supported by the available evidence.
==Major organizations which promote or protect fraud==
An [[AAAS]] report defines scientific fraud as "including falsification, fabrications, selective use of
An [[AAAS]] report defines scientific fraud as "including falsification, fabrications, selective use of
data, and manipulation of graphs and figures." [http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache%3AEN7NHyE9TxwJ%3Awww.jpands.org%2Fvol9no3%2Fedwards.pdf+%22Scientific+fraud%22&hl=en&gl=us]
data, and manipulation of graphs and figures." [http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache%3AEN7NHyE9TxwJ%3Awww.jpands.org%2Fvol9no3%2Fedwards.pdf+%22Scientific+fraud%22&hl=en&gl=us]
Ironically, the AAAS is itself guilty of selective use of data and of censoring papers which contradict its [[public policy]] positions.
Ironically, the AAAS is itself guilty of selective use of data and of censoring papers which contradict its [[public policy]] positions.