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The data in the paper would be their work *and* accurate. The only switcharoo would be the name of the drug.

In any case, that’s why I suggested consulting an attorney to document the intention in advance—it’s basically a meta-experiment to test the integrity of the journal.

The authors would not have their reputations destroyed because there would be a trail of evidence demonstrating the purpose of the experiment that would be shared by the authors themselves when they do the reveal.

The hoax grievance papers were incredibly successful in this regard and would be the model to follow. It shined a spotlight on the woke journals and brought international attention to the issue, which is exactly what culture-jamming is designed to do.

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Thus the fraud. You'll need a better lawyer.

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Haha, well, it was originally proposed as a hypothetical. I didn’t expect anyone to actually do it, but I do think it would be a powerful indictment of the integrity of high-reputation journals if someone managed to figure out a way to do it lawfully.

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