Science Sleuths Are Using Technology to Find Fakery, Plagiarism in Published Research

This photo provided by Sholto David shows him at his home in Pontypridd, Wales, Jan. 26, 2024. David is a scientist-sleuth who detects image manipulation in published scientific papers.

Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research.