Harvard professor fired following claims she falsified ethics research data; The Guardian, May 27, 2025

 Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian; Harvard professor fired following claims she falsified ethics research data

"A Harvard professor known for researching honesty before being accused of extensive data fraud has been fired, the first time the Ivy League institution has dismissed a tenured instructor in about 80 years.

Francesca Gino was initially put on administrative leave by the Harvard Business School (HBS) in 2023 after multiple allegations of falsifying data related to her research, which focused on ethical behavior. On Tuesday, a university spokesperson confirmed that Gino’s tenure had been revoked, terminating her employment."

It's Over - Gino vs Harvard Fake Data Scandal; YouTube, October 2024

Pete Judo, YouTube ; It's Over - Gino vs Harvard Fake Data Scandal

Harvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of falsifying data; NPR, June 26, 2023

Juliana Kim, NPR; Harvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of falsifying data 

"Francesca Gino, a prominent professor at Harvard Business School known for researching dishonesty and unethical behavior, has been accused of submitting work that contained falsified results.

Gino has authored dozens of captivating studies in the field of behavioral science — consulting for some of the world's biggest companies like Goldman Sachs and Google, as well as dispensing advice on news outlets, like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and even NPR. 

But over the past two weeks, several people, including a colleague, came forward with claims that Gino tampered with data in at least four papers."

A Dishonesty Expert Stands Accused of Fraud. Scholars Who Worked With Her Are Scrambling.; The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 2023

Stephanie M. Lee and 

Nell Gluckman

, The Chronicle of Higher Education; A Dishonesty Expert Stands Accused of Fraud. Scholars Who Worked With Her Are Scrambling.

"To Maurice Schweitzer, a University of Pennsylvania professor, it seemed logical to team up with Francesca Gino, a rising star at Harvard Business School. They were both fascinated by the unseemly side of human behavior — misleading, cheating, lying in order to profit — and together, they published eight studies over nearly a decade.

Now, Schweitzer wonders if he was the one being deceived."