(US) Allegations of Scientific Misconduct Mount as Physicist Makes His Biggest Claim Yet – Physics (March 2023)
This report from the US highlights a couple of important research integrity points: 1. If you cheat and are found out as committing research misconduct, people will doubt you in the future, irrespective of how important your claimed findings may be – perhaps especially if they are important. 2. Misconduct can sour any important line of inquiry. These points may not change the mind of someone intending to cheat, but it is matter that should be discussed in your institutions collaborative research guidelines.