< IMG LOADING = "Lazy" SRSC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Medium/2025-04/Image%20article%20%2845%29.jpg ? Itok = A8E35_GQ" Width = "1280" Height = "720" Alt = "ScienceGuardans Findings" Class = "Lazyload Img-Fluid Image-Style-Max-1300x1300" SRC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Max_1300x1300/Public/2025-04/Image%20article%20%2845%29.jpg ? iTok = A6shwjg"/ France-Soir, ia Fraud and Harassment on Pubpeer: ScienceGuardans exhibited at Scandal Shaking Scientific Research < H5 >< Strong > a bombshell in the Scientific World < P > Imagine A Platform Designed to Safeguard Scientific Integrity, Fraud. This is the Scandal Uncovered by ScienceGuardians in a series of explosive posts on x between April 11 and 14, 2025. Their target ? an individual dubbed “perpetrator 1”, accused of manipulating identities and posting 35,000 fraudulent comments on pubpeer through anonymous Biskrensis and Hoya Camprorifolia. & nbsp;
< P > Dive Into a box that could transparency standard in science. < H5 > 62The UNFOLDS Investigation: A METHODICAL Fraud Revealed < P > An Alarming Alert: On April 11, 2025, ScienceGuardians sounds the alarm on x. They are denounce “~ 60 > perpetrator 1 ”, < Strong > A Financial Advisor with No Scientific Background , accused of manipulating identities within a“ Mob Network ”on Pubpeer to Harm the Scientific Ecosystem. This initial post sets the internship for a shocking investigation.< img data-entity-uuid = "B247E4E9-D72D-428F-BBE9-39A422A7844F" Data-entity-Type = "File" WIDTH = "960" Height = "475" Alt = "alert" loading = "lazy" class = "lazyload" src = "/sites/default/files/inline-Images/image_215.png" >< P >< Strong > ScienceGuardians ’Mission (1) and anonymity to sond they remain free from conflicts of interest , < Strong > Toprotct their Members from Retaliation and to < Strong > focus on the evidence rather than the identities of those exhibition misconduct, a strategic decision that mirrors the very anonymity they criticize when misused, as in the case of “perpetrator 1 ”. & Amp; nbsp;
< P > as a media < EM > France-Soir is well awakening of the situation with “the resistant doctor”, an anonymous medical doctor and a citizen’s collective who assisted in several investigations. < EM > France-Soir had to defend the anonymity in short. The Resistant Doctor Also Explained What This an anonymity permitted (2): & nbsp; < P >< Strong > Mounting Evidence : On April 12, 2025 1 ”’ S actions: < Ul >~ 60 > Identifying < Strong > fraudulent account : ScienceGuardans links “perpetrator 1” to Two Pubpeer According to the Biskrensis and Hoya Camprorifolia, Responsible for 35,000 comments Over 12 Years.< li > A < Strong > Winning Strategy : With Guidance from A Legal Advisor Special Behavior, ScienceGuardians Crafts A Targeted Post To Elicit A Confession from “Perpetrator 1”, a strategy that proves successful.
< li >< Strong > Damning admissions 62 > 62 > 62 ~ 62: “Perpetrator 1” Admitted to Knowning Hoya Campromia, Using multiple identities, and collaborating with this account to manipulate scientific discussions.
< li > An < Strong > Impossible Fraud : ScienceGuardans Calculates that the 35,000 comments WOULD require 105,000 HOURS OF WORK-Equivalent to 24 years of full-time effort-Making Such Productivity Over Pubpeer’s 12-Year Existence “< EM > Not only improbable goal Fraud . ”
< P > A < Strong > call for Justice : On April 14, 2025, ScienceGuardans < Strong > Concluded with an urgent appeal . They ask for a criminal investigation by the FBI, sec, and U.S. Department of Justice, Denouncing A “< EM > Direct Attack on Scientific Integrity ” and Pledging to Assist Law Enforcement in Restoring Trust in the Scientific Community.
< P >< Strong >The Victim: Among Others, Sabine Hazan and the Loss of Opportunity for Patients < P > “Perpetrator 1” Targeted Numerous Researchers, but the case of Sabine Hazan Stands Out. In 2022, Hazan Published A < Strong > Hypothesis Paper in Frontiers in Microbiology . In 2023, The Hypothesis Paper was retraced following criticisms on pubpeer, included from account linked to “perpetrator 1,” Questioning its Methodology and Data Analysis. Main Author Sabine Hazan Contested The Retraction, Arguing It was drive by coordinated harassment Campaign. Some scientists, Such as Kevin McKernan, have expressed have < Strong > Strong disagrament with the decision , Stting: “< EM > sincere are hypothesis retreated ? We Anymore ~ 63 ~ 1984 ”. < P >Pr. Christian Perronne A leading infectiologist and scientist in France Explains: & nbsp; < H5 >< Strong > Pubpeer: Unwitting Exploit Gold Listable Or Lifting Or Party ?< P > Pubpeer, Intended to Foster Critical Scientific, Has Been Hijacked in this affair. Its anonymity Policy Enabled “Perpetrator 1” to multiply identities and launch harassment Campaigns Against Researchers Like Hazan. By failing to adequately regulate such abuse, pubpeer could face civilian liability for facilitating thesese harms, included the wrongful retraction of studies and reputational damage to researchers. & Amp; nbsp;< p > criminally, if fraudulent activities is proven, the platform could face prosecution, potentialy under a rico claim. & nbsp;
< p > this raises box a < Strong > Profound Ethics Issue 62 ~ 62: The Misuse of anonymithy has led to a tangible loss of opportunity for patients, an outcome that may prompt regulators to impose sanctions or demand a complete overhaul of pubpeer’s police.
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< H5 >< Strong > The Silencing of Scientists and the Imposed. Consensus < P > This Affair Exhibits A Broader Done: The Silencing of Scientists who Challenge The Consensus. Michael Eisen Argues that < Strong > The Scientific Community Attempted to Censor Dissenting Voices During the Pandemic, Such As Jay Bhattacharya’s (Now Director at the NIH), and that denying thesis Mistake. & nbsp; < P > Martin Kulldorff, Co-Author of the Great Barrington Declaration, Goes Further, Decrying < Strong >Systematic censorship of scientists questioning the consensus, often orchestrated through platforms like pubpeer. & nbsp;< P > Such Silencing, amplified by harassment “Perpetrator 1”, Stifles Scientific Debate and Hinders the Advancement of Knowledge.
< H5 >< Strong > Elisabeth Bik: Fraud Hunter Under Fire < P > Elisabeth Bik, A Microbiologist Known for Spotting Scientific Fraud on Pubpeer, is embodied in controversy. While Celebrated for Exposing Misconduct, Bik Faces Accusations of Overzealousness. < EM > France-Soir Shelipulative Data to “< EM > See Fraud where there is non-” and WOULD SUSPEDTED OF PLAGIARISM IN HER OWN WORK. Critics argue her aggressive method often target minor errors rather than outright fraud, fueling distrust in the scientific community.< img data-entity-uuid = "A982C18D-344A-412F-9AA3-565EFC1B5DEB" DATA-BENTITY-TYPE = "FILE" WIDTH = "674" Height = "416" Alt = "Bik" Loading = "Lazy" SRC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Inline-Images/Image_216.png" >< P > Her Proximity with Barbour A Director at Pubpeer is also questioned.
< H5 > 62 Media: amplified Misuse < P > Science on Social Media is vulnerable to Misuse, as this affair demostrate. In January 2025, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Terminated the Company’s Fact-Checking Program, Criticizing Fact-Checkers for Bias that “Destroyed More Trust Than They Created”. He < Strong > Opted for a “Community Notes” System , Inspired by x, where users flagmatical content. & Amp; nbsp;< P > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 >This move reflects growing distrust in institutional verification system, a challenge pubpeer also faces. Pubpeer’s Founders, Including Brandon Stell, and Treason Boris Barbour, Have Been Heavily Criticized for Opac Management, with Barbour accused of bias due to his cnrs ties. & Amp; nbsp;
< p > is pubpeer’s survival Stake ? Its Civil and Criminal Liabibility COULD BE SHIPED IF LAWSUITS, SUCH AS A RICO ACTION, SUCCEED.
< H5 >< Strong > A < Strong > 62 < Strong > Lawsuit: a path to Justice for Victims ?< P > ScienceGuardians suggests a potential lawsuit under the racketeer and corrupt. Organizations Act (Rico). This U.S. Law requires: & nbsp;< ol >< li > a criminal enterprise (the network of fraudulent accounts on pubpeer); < li > illegal Acts Over 10 Years (The 35,000 fraudulent comments); < li > Direct Harm to Victims (Such As Hazan’s Study Retraction); and
< li >Coordination (Proven by “Perpetrator 1” ’S Admissions). < P > a Successful Rico Claim Could Result in Triple Damages for Victims, Providing A path to justice for the harms inflicted.
< P > The Following is the potential actions suggested by ScienceGuardians: < H5 >< Strong > a turn Integrity ?< P > ScienceGuardians ’Investigation Systemic Fraud on Pubpeer, Highlighting The Dangers of < Strong > Unverified Anonymity and the Silencing of dissenting researchers. Beyond Harming Scientists Like Sabine Hazan, these actions have caused a significant loss of opportunity for members of the academic community to < Strong > Further Investigate A Hypothesis that could have to meaningful and potentially impactfully impactfully impactfully impactfully Findings . & nbsp; < P >(1) ScienceGuardians’s Mission < P > at ScienceGuardians ™, Our Mission is to help every member of the Academic Community Understand Their Rights, Overcoma Years of Deletion and intimidation, and break free from DISEMPOWERMENT. < P > for too long, The Lack of Proper Training and Guidelines – Combined with orchestrate Attacks by Malicious Network Mobs – Has Left Editors, Authors, and Researchers Vulnerable. These groups profit from keeping the academic community weak, isolated, and afraid to act.< P > we Exist to change that.
< P > OUR Goal is for every stakeholder in academia Informaud, Empowered, and Ready to Defend Themselves and Others – and to Take Decisive Action When the Time Comes. & nbsp; < P >To support this mission, we provide not just awareness – PRACTICAL TOOLS for action. < P > (2) < EM > “AS A DOCTOR, I have observed for many years YEARS THE TREND TOWARDS Normative Medicine Influenced by pharmaceutical lobbies Phenomenal means, < EM > Generating numerous conflicts of Interest < EM > and behavioral drifts among doctors who are less and attentive less to the patient, often for fear of sanction from Order. < P >~ 60 > This situation was accentuated in 2020 with the covid Health Crisis. Him that i was indeed a doctor, to write under the pseudonym: “The resistant doctor.” < P >< EM >First of all, in order to protect my family and to be able to express myyself freely on controversial subjects while avoiding the harassment and attacks of all kinds that doctors, scientists and citizens have been subjected to. Those Same People who Dared to Question, Analyze, Challenge and Communicate On Social Networks by Questioning Both the Official Discourse on Confainment, As Well as that on early Treatments or Mass Vaccination with a product in the experience Phase. < P >~ 60 > & nbsp; “To make enemies, you do need to declare war, you just need to speak your mind,” Wrote Martin Luther King. His Words Proved More Than Accurate. Indeed, Those Who Dared to Speak Out Were Called “Breads in the Neck,” Criminal Disinformers, and other Such Gibes. Writing in France-Soir, Which Allows for Dialogue Leading to A Salutary Controversy, was a was decision. ” < H4 > Read also Pubpeer & nbsp;: a platform for scientific integrity or a tool for censorship and harassment & nbsp; ? Since its creation in 2012 by brandon stell, pubpeer has established itself as a platform for scientific evaluation after publication, allowing the scientific community … April 12, 2025 – 16:00 Company < P >< Strong > The article you liked ? It mobilized our editorial staff which only lives from your gifts. < Br > Information has a cost, especially since competition from subsidized writing requires additional rigor and professionalism. < P > With your support, France-Soir will continue to offer its articles for free & nbsp; we think that everyone must have access to free and independent information to forge their own opinion. < P > You are the sine qua non condition for our existence, support us for France-Soir to remain the French media which makes the most legitimate express.