Academic fraud clouds free meals Nobel bid
A paper promoting President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meals program for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination has become embroiled in an academic integrity scandal after its lead author allegedly fabricated her professorship and listed researchers as coauthors without their consent.
A prestigious academic paper promoting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meals program has found itself entangled in an academic integrity scandal. The paper, titled "Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Free Meal Program by the National Nutrition Agency Building Smart Business for Food Security Industry and Indonesia's Economic Growth," was posted in March on the open-access platform Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
Allegedly, the lead author, Dian Damayanti, has been accused of fabricating her professorship and listing researchers as coauthors without their consent. The paper also includes what appears to be AI-generated posts and passages that resemble prompts for generative AI tools. The controversy has intensified due to President Prabowo's inclusion as an author, prompting the Higher Education Science and Technology Ministry to form an investigation team.
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