Sholto David
@sholtodavid.bsky.social
Another retraction today for Sam S Yoon. Still currently Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology at Columbia, having lost many of the papers that came out of his lab to retractions for an epic fraud. Not clear what the consequences were apart from the retractions: forbetterscience.com/2023/11/01/m...
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Another retraction today for Sam S Yoon. Still currently Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology at Columbia, having lost many of the papers that came out of his lab to retractions for an epic fraud. Not clear what the consequences were apart from the retractions: forbetterscience.com/2023/11/01/m...
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1. I now summarized problems of a paper on ketamine on PubPeer and also contacted the editor after contacting the author who didn't respond.
I also checked some other papers from authors and indeed found another suspicious one quickly. Thoughts? ->
pubpeer.com/publications...
I also checked some other papers from authors and indeed found another suspicious one quickly. Thoughts? ->
pubpeer.com/publications...
February 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
1. I now summarized problems of a paper on ketamine on PubPeer and also contacted the editor after contacting the author who didn't respond.
I also checked some other papers from authors and indeed found another suspicious one quickly. Thoughts? ->
pubpeer.com/publications...
I also checked some other papers from authors and indeed found another suspicious one quickly. Thoughts? ->
pubpeer.com/publications...
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The publishers of Frontiers are very proud of their fraud-detection software and have appointed themselves as "Guardians of Research Integrity". Also, they publish stuff like this.
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The publishers of Frontiers are very proud of their fraud-detection software and have appointed themselves as "Guardians of Research Integrity". Also, they publish stuff like this.
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Prepare for the most groan-inducing CRO drug trial situation you’ve come across in a loooooong time:
A Clinical Trial Nightmare
www.science.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Prepare for the most groan-inducing CRO drug trial situation you’ve come across in a loooooong time:
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2026 begins…with a resurrection of the myth that COVID vaccines cause “turbo cancers:” A review that tried hard to show the vaccines cause cancer found very little, and used handwaving to speculate. via @gorskon.bsky.social sciencebasedmedicine.org/and-so-2026-... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org
And so 2026 begins…with a resurrection of the myth that COVID vaccines cause “turbo cancers”
I had hoped to let this cup pass, but, after a week and a half, I found that I couldn't. Eminent oncologist and cancer researcher Dr. Wafik El-Deiry is back and doubling down on the unproven claim tha
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
2026 begins…with a resurrection of the myth that COVID vaccines cause “turbo cancers:” A review that tried hard to show the vaccines cause cancer found very little, and used handwaving to speculate. via @gorskon.bsky.social sciencebasedmedicine.org/and-so-2026-... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org
I have written a blog at ForBetterScience. Scientific Reports appears to be as bad as ever despite promises to change and an "excellent team" forbetterscience.com/2026/01/06/s...
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I have written a blog at ForBetterScience. Scientific Reports appears to be as bad as ever despite promises to change and an "excellent team" forbetterscience.com/2026/01/06/s...
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December 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Schneider Shorts 19.12.2025 – Merry Christmas!
forbetterscience.com/2025/12/19/s...
forbetterscience.com/2025/12/19/s...
Schneider Shorts 19.12.2025 – Merry Christmas!
Schneider Shorts 19.12.2025- sleuth wins reward in a lawsuit, an Italian cheater can’t stop lying, with retractions for failed and failing science elites, a Nature expert investigation, and U…
forbetterscience.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Schneider Shorts 19.12.2025 – Merry Christmas!
forbetterscience.com/2025/12/19/s...
forbetterscience.com/2025/12/19/s...
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The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a $15 million NIH grant fraud settlement with Dana-Farber Cancer Center. This resolves a False Claims Act qui tam complaint that I filed on behalf of @sholtodavid.bsky.social in April 2024, with Gregg Shapiro as my co-counsel.
News & Publications
Eugenie Reich & Gregg Shapiro Announce $15 Million NIH Grant Fraud Settlement (December 2025) Complaint Settlement Agreement Scientific Fraud in the 21st Century (Video Lecture) Sandia Nationa…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a $15 million NIH grant fraud settlement with Dana-Farber Cancer Center. This resolves a False Claims Act qui tam complaint that I filed on behalf of @sholtodavid.bsky.social in April 2024, with Gregg Shapiro as my co-counsel.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants. The relator [Sholto David] will receive $2,625,000 under today’s settlement.
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/d...
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/d...
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants
BOSTON – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Dana-Farber) has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that, between 2014 and 2024, it made materially false statements and certifications relat...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Scientific Research Grants. The relator [Sholto David] will receive $2,625,000 under today’s settlement.
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/d...
www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/d...
Can't question the figure if it is illegible. Scientific Reports in September 2025. There are ancient clay tablets with more legible text. pubpeer.com/publications...
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Can't question the figure if it is illegible. Scientific Reports in September 2025. There are ancient clay tablets with more legible text. pubpeer.com/publications...
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Niche product idea: a "matching pairs" memory game where the tiles are real duplicated images from scientific papers (like this one found by @sholtodavid.bsky.social)
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Niche product idea: a "matching pairs" memory game where the tiles are real duplicated images from scientific papers (like this one found by @sholtodavid.bsky.social)
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November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Even a simple picture of rocks cannot be published in an authentic form in Scientific Reports. Hope the authors are satisfied that the rocks have been made beautiful for the reader 🤷♀️ [Oct 2025]
pubpeer.com/publications...
pubpeer.com/publications...
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Even a simple picture of rocks cannot be published in an authentic form in Scientific Reports. Hope the authors are satisfied that the rocks have been made beautiful for the reader 🤷♀️ [Oct 2025]
pubpeer.com/publications...
pubpeer.com/publications...
I have written a new blog at ForBetterScience. A German lab has published dozens of papers with images that have been either scribbled on, or manipulated with the clone tool. Blogs can take a while to read, but maybe scroll through the pictures! Plenty to see! forbetterscience.com/2025/11/11/l...
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I have written a new blog at ForBetterScience. A German lab has published dozens of papers with images that have been either scribbled on, or manipulated with the clone tool. Blogs can take a while to read, but maybe scroll through the pictures! Plenty to see! forbetterscience.com/2025/11/11/l...
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Unbelievable! How can this crap still be published?
Reverse Image Forensics Challenge: Try to find a unique area in Figure 9 of this recent Scientific Reports paper: 10.1038/s41598-025-17456-6 [Aug 2025] - Annotated by ImageTwin.ai
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Unbelievable! How can this crap still be published?
Reverse Image Forensics Challenge: Try to find a unique area in Figure 9 of this recent Scientific Reports paper: 10.1038/s41598-025-17456-6 [Aug 2025] - Annotated by ImageTwin.ai
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reverse Image Forensics Challenge: Try to find a unique area in Figure 9 of this recent Scientific Reports paper: 10.1038/s41598-025-17456-6 [Aug 2025] - Annotated by ImageTwin.ai
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Oops. Ooooooooooooops.
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oops. Ooooooooooooops.
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
Something fishy about this figure🥁Scientific Reports September 2025. pubpeer.com/publications...
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Something fishy about this figure🥁Scientific Reports September 2025. pubpeer.com/publications...
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Looking forward to a @retractionwatch.com EXCLUSIVE !
retractionwatch.com/2025/01/02/i...
"The program is funded by a generous donation from George Tidmarsh."
retractionwatch.com/2025/01/02/i...
"The program is funded by a generous donation from George Tidmarsh."
FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation
CDER Director George Tidmarsh is accused of seeking to use authority to inflict financial harm on former associate
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
CDER Director George Tidmarsh is accused of seeking to use authority to inflict financial harm on former associate
www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
FDA’s top drug regulator placed on leave amid investigation
George Tidmarsh, the FDA's top drug regulator, has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Looking forward to a @retractionwatch.com EXCLUSIVE !
retractionwatch.com/2025/01/02/i...
"The program is funded by a generous donation from George Tidmarsh."
retractionwatch.com/2025/01/02/i...
"The program is funded by a generous donation from George Tidmarsh."
A brilliant post on For Better Science by Maarten.
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A brilliant post on For Better Science by Maarten.
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@bmj.com Please look at PubPeer comments on an article you published last week. pubpeer.com/publications...
I think your research integrity dept shld act swiftly on this one, given clinical significance.
I'm aware of even more evidence of problems so let me know if this is not sufficient.
I think your research integrity dept shld act swiftly on this one, given clinical significance.
I'm aware of even more evidence of problems so let me know if this is not sufficient.
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...
pubpeer.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@bmj.com Please look at PubPeer comments on an article you published last week. pubpeer.com/publications...
I think your research integrity dept shld act swiftly on this one, given clinical significance.
I'm aware of even more evidence of problems so let me know if this is not sufficient.
I think your research integrity dept shld act swiftly on this one, given clinical significance.
I'm aware of even more evidence of problems so let me know if this is not sufficient.
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You may have seen reports about a paper claiming that "Stem cell therapy prevents heart attacks": bmj.altmetric.com/details/1830...
If so, you might want to grab some popcorn: pubpeer.com/publications...
If so, you might want to grab some popcorn: pubpeer.com/publications...
Report for: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (PREVENT-TAHA8)
In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
bmj.altmetric.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
You may have seen reports about a paper claiming that "Stem cell therapy prevents heart attacks": bmj.altmetric.com/details/1830...
If so, you might want to grab some popcorn: pubpeer.com/publications...
If so, you might want to grab some popcorn: pubpeer.com/publications...
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Sadism, harassment, defamation, academic manipulation and derogatory falsification:
Yes, I admit to all of that.
But how bloody dare they connecting me to Retraction Watch!!!
Yes, I admit to all of that.
But how bloody dare they connecting me to Retraction Watch!!!
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Sadism, harassment, defamation, academic manipulation and derogatory falsification:
Yes, I admit to all of that.
But how bloody dare they connecting me to Retraction Watch!!!
Yes, I admit to all of that.
But how bloody dare they connecting me to Retraction Watch!!!