It seems weird because it's a big leap but big leaps do happen.
If it is a misrepresentation I'd be curious about the back story. I mean, even if it's not been knowingly done it will presumably seriously hurt the careers of the people involved; if it is knowingly I assume it will be "find a job in another field" kind of thing.
How could you suspect it wouldn't come out if it's knowingly? If un-knowingly how could you make an amazing claim like this without being absolutely sure of what's going on? If it's a "rush to publish" type thing - why wouldn't you make a big point of that in the paper (i.e. load it with caveats to the brim)? Plus this comment makes it sounds like it's been sat on for at least what seems to me like a fair amount of time.
All the options seem implausible but at the end of the day one of them must be the case. For the sake of everyone I'm pulling that it is what it says on the tin.
If it is a misrepresentation I'd be curious about the back story. I mean, even if it's not been knowingly done it will presumably seriously hurt the careers of the people involved; if it is knowingly I assume it will be "find a job in another field" kind of thing.
How could you suspect it wouldn't come out if it's knowingly? If un-knowingly how could you make an amazing claim like this without being absolutely sure of what's going on? If it's a "rush to publish" type thing - why wouldn't you make a big point of that in the paper (i.e. load it with caveats to the brim)? Plus this comment makes it sounds like it's been sat on for at least what seems to me like a fair amount of time.
All the options seem implausible but at the end of the day one of them must be the case. For the sake of everyone I'm pulling that it is what it says on the tin.