Organizations implemented the 'signing first' honesty intervention from the 2012 paper before the fraud in the paper was exposed.
Sources
- Inside an Academic Scandal: A Story of Fraud and Betrayal (hks.harvard.edu)
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/dan-ariely-honesty-study-retraction (buzzfeednews.com)
- https://www.science.org/content/article/fraudulent-data-set-raise-questions-about-superstar-honesty-researcher (science.org)
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerdooley/2025/06/03/harvard-fires-honesty-researcher-for-research-fraudwhy-thats-ok/ (forbes.com)
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