Dutch Psychologist Considered the Biggest Scientific Fraud

Dutch social psychologist Diederik Stapel, publicly apologized after falsifying for years the results of his researchs.

“I’ve failed as a scientist and I am ashamed” were the statements of Stapel, an expert in cognitive psychology, who invented articles he published in the journal Science, the world scientific resource.

According to the journal Nature, another prestigious forum, at least thirty articles published by the Dutch are false.

“I wanted to be the best and publish more than anyone else,” he said to explain his conduct.

(BG)