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The fallout from the investigation was immediate: Gino was suspended without pay. In an unexpected twist, Gino responded by suing Harvard and the whistleblowers who brought the allegations to light. This scandal was not an isolated incident; it echoed a broader problem of academic misconduct in the field of behavioral science, highlighted by other prominent researchers facing similar scrutiny. Dan Ariely, famous for his book Predictably Irrational, was also under investigation for potential data fraud.