Thank you for sharing this post. You make some exceptional points that speak to persistent toxic culture in academia.

One thing I will say, though, which related to the headline of your post, I’m not all too surprised that a PhD dropout picks up fabrication which they talk about.

In my view there is a very little attention paid to peer review, quality and integrity in training programs.

Perhaps scientists are perfectly capable in identifying misconduct, but our feeling unable to report and act on it due to hidden power structures.

In a nutshell, a lot to think about!!