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Data Fabrication

Definition

A form of research misconduct involving the invention or falsification of data, results, or records that were never actually collected or observed.

Example

The researcher was found guilty of data fabrication after an investigation revealed that several data points had no corresponding patient records.

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PlagiarismAuthorshipIRB (Institutional Review Board)

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Last updated: March 2026

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