| − | '''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 in the case of fraud 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 in the case of fraud the researcher ''knows'' his findings aren't actually supported by the available evidence. |