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French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation (opens in new tab)

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University punishes Étienne Klein after investigation shows he plagiarized part of his Ph.D. thesis

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The SciCommer: 23 June 2026

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Weekend reads: Media star loses doctorate for plagiarism; journal editor resigns for AI concerns; university removes dean for fabricating data

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The SciCommer: 23 June 2026 Deutsch

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