Hacker News with Generative AI: Misconduct

'Spoonful of plastics in your brain' paper has duplicated images (thetransmitter.org)
A highly publicized new paper that reported high levels of microplastics in human brain tissue contains duplicated images, according to the study’s principal investigator.
Science, Research, Misconduct, Microplastics, Brain Health
19 points by bookofjoe 34 days ago | 0 comments
Kentucky Cops Raid Wrong Home, Kill Innocent Man over Alleged Stolen Weed Eater (atlantablackstar.com)
Kentucky dispatchers repeatedly told police officers the address of a house they were supposed to raid over an alleged stolen Weed Eater, only for the cops to raid the wrong home and kill the man inside.
Police Brutality, Misconduct, Law Enforcement, Kentucky, Criminal Justice
43 points by pseudolus 87 days ago | 23 comments
'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (nytimes.com)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
Hollywood, Celebrities, Gossip, Allegations, Misconduct
49 points by bhouston 102 days ago | 6 comments
FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again (theregister.com)
Sports broadcasting network ESPN faces a proposed fine for using emergency alert service (EAS) attention sounds without authorization - again, apparently.
Sports Broadcasting, Regulation, FCC, Misconduct, Technology
11 points by LinuxBender 165 days ago | 0 comments
Star botanist likely made up data about nutritional supplements, new probe finds (science.org)
Science, Botany, Research, Misconduct, Nutrition
241 points by jyunwai 294 days ago | 91 comments
Ex-Post Office chair says senior executives misled board over Horizon issues (theguardian.com)
Misconduct, Business, Postal Service, Government
10 points by chrisjj 301 days ago | 0 comments