Charles Piller

First review of my book, DOCTORED: FRAUD, ARROGANCE, AND TRAGEDY IN THE QUEST TO CURE ALZHEIMER’S, to be published Feb 4, out from Publisher’s Weekly: “hard-hitting exposé…troubling look at the corruption of Big Science.” Available for prerelease orders publishersweekly.com/9781668031247

Misconduct investigation at U.S. military university uncovers image duplication - original findings by @Thatsregrettab1 originally flagged the issues retractionwatch.com/2025/07/23/mis…

Interesting look at the enormity of the paper mill problem, via @AbalkinaAnna and @Image_Integrity laborjournal.de/rubric/essays/…

Wake Forest cancer lab blames ‘honest mistakes’ for retractions - these problems were detected by image sleuth @Thatsregrettab1 retractionwatch.com/2025/07/15/wak…

Interesting debate on direct replication studies from two very smart observers retractionwatch.com/2025/06/25/gue…

My latest Substack article highlights my podcast with @cpiller discussing the shocking fraud he uncovered in Alzheimer's research. open.substack.com/pub/liztucker/… open.spotify.com/show/4t91rpNpU… 1/3

They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the California DMV - new installment of this important series, via Robert Lewis and @LAHepler calmatters.org/investigation/…

I couldn't agree more with Holden Thorp's essay - integrity read of the week. Sluggishness and defensiveness helped enable an executive order on research integrity | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Thanks to @lizctucker for a great conversation on her podcast "What Your GP Doesn't Tell You" about my book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" open.spotify.com/episode/13q1gK…

Thanks to @heffnera for a great discussion on his PBS program, The Open Mind, about my book “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” – also available via podcast and to air soon on PBS stations pbs.org/video/cures-an…

Fraud, misconduct, and group-think in Alzheimer’s research - thanks to @AHCJ and @ushamcfarling for inviting me to speak to health journalists about the findings in my book, "Doctored" -- good recap by @emilybazar healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06/u…

Found @cpiller's Doctored, on recent fraud in Alzheimer's research, to be a very valuable read.

More than two dozen papers by neural tube researcher come under scrutiny - findings by @MicrobiomDigest via @claulopezneuro thetransmitter.org/academia/more-…

Nuanced take re conflicts of interest and why RFK Jr.’s approach to the vaccine advisory committee could backfire; I also wonder how the amount of money advisors are pocketing in personal fees from pharma factors in statnews.com/2025/06/12/rfk… via @statnews @ProfGenKanter

Book Review: The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural Colombia - good intro to Jennie Erin Smith's insightful and poignant work undark.org/2025/06/13/boo… via @undarkmag @JessicaWapner

Apparent NCI director candidate wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’ retractionwatch.com/2025/06/10/waf…

Carl Zimmer takes a thoughtful look at the challenges of Alzheimer's. He explores the "amyloid hypothesis," its strengths and contradictions, and some concerns I raised in my book, "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…

‘A big win’: Dubious statistical results are becoming less common in psychology | Science | AAAS via @cathleenogrady science.org/content/articl…

📷 An @NewsfromScience probe found doctors on @CDCgov 's now-fired ACIP made less from industry than their specialist peers; 5 of 13 made nothing at all. science.org/content/articl…

U.S. aid helped two African countries rein in HIV. Then came Trump | Science | AAAS - important reporting by @sciencecohen science.org/content/articl…

Ditto! And hats off to Dr. Schrag for his role, extensively documented in the book.