Reminds me of that famous paper about Majorana fermions [1] that got retacted because they edited a figure (I'd say with malice) to support their sensationalist

Reminds me of that famous paper about Majorana fermions [1] that got retacted because they edited a figure (I'd say with malice) to support their sensationalist claim. In the unedited image the claimed effect is all but gone. The publication of the paper led to a flurry of research funding and a partnership with Microsoft (who were keen on using Majorana fermions for topological quantum computing). 1: https://physicsworld.com/a/retraction-of-nature-paper-puts-majorana-research-on-a-new-path/ https://physicsworld.com/a/retraction-of-nature-paper-puts-m...