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One of the research integrity responsibilities of researchers is to correct the record if they become aware of the misreporting of their work. This NYT piece reflects how unpleasant this can turn in the era of WEB2.0 and the alt-right.
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But the story of how he struggled last spring to find sources to refute the claims of white classmates that people of European descent had evolved to be intellectually superior to Africans is the reason I persevered in the assignment, even when I felt as if my head were going to explode.
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