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The Soviet Scientist Who Faked His Data and Became a Folk Hero
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Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet scientist who lied and falsified his data to claim that his unconventional methods were the reason for better harvests. He convinced a reporter to cover his work, resulting in a widely-read article that made him a folk hero in the USSR.
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