This is relevant to right speech, right view, and Dhamma teachers who have unusual interpretations of the suttas and self checking that they have integrity, honesty, transparency, and accountability in showing how they interpret the suttas.

Excerpt from

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/dan-ariely-honesty-study-retraction

A Famous Honesty Researcher Is Retracting A Study Over Fake Data

Renowned psychologist Dan Ariely literally wrote the book on dishonesty. Now some are questioning whether the scientist himself is being dishonest.

A landmark study that endorsed a simple way to curb cheating is going to be retracted nearly a decade later after a group of scientists found that it relied on faked data.

According to the 2012 paper, when people signed an honesty declaration at the beginning of a form, rather than the end, they were less likely to lie. A seemingly cheap and effective method to fight fraud, it was adopted by at least one insurance company, tested by government agencies around the world, and taught to corporate executives. It made a splash among academics, who cited it in their own research more than 400 times.

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