ABSTRACT
This chapter shows an example of a science whistle-blower that led to the resignation of a dubious stem cell researcher in South Korea. It is disconcerting that the whistle-blower faced more backlash and criticism than the culprit. People are undoubtedly one of the best sources for science stories. When it comes to uncovering scientific misconduct and fraud, whistle-blowers are indispensable. Some cases of scientific misconduct can quickly be discovered using software. Before researchers formally file a misconduct complaint, they need to know how their university defines research misconduct. Doctoring images counts as misconduct, and it is quite widespread in scientific publishing. In science, a lack of data transparency, overly enthusiastic statements such as "revolutionary findings", misleading statistics and lies can hint at scientific misconduct. The chapter introduces the factors that health media watch-dogs use to assess the scientific quality of health articles.
