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|Resource Type=Cases
|Title=The Dutch anthropologist making up data and papers
|Is About=This blog post is about an anthropologist who claimed to be using pseudonyms to protect his subjects but in fact, was making things up. His fraudulent research practices resulted in several retractions.
|Important Because=It shows that some researchers might use ethical reasoning (e.g. protecting subjects' confidentiality) to fabricate data and results.
|Important For=Researchers; Research Ethics Committees
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|Has Link=https://retractionwatch.com/2020/05/07/it-took-a-long-time-for-the-scientific-community-to-realize-that-he-was-simply-making-things-up/
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|Involves=Mart Bax
|Has Timepoint=2020
|Has Location=The Netherlands; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
|Has Virtue And Value=Honesty; Respect
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Fabrication; Fraud
|Related To Research Area=SH - Social Sciences and Humanities
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