A former Chinese PhD student has gained widespread attention for exposing data fabrication by renowned scholars. Geng Hongwei, now an online influencer, is building a following dedicated to revealing academic misconduct.

A Chinese PhD dropout who has become a viral influencer exposing academic misconduct is building a growing army of followers eager to reveal ethical malpractice among scientific researchers. The former PhD candidate in bioscience at the prestigious Beihang University, Geng Hongwei, dropped out in 2025, and became a full-time whistle-blower with over two million followers on an online platform. Geng attracted public attention for a video in April, in which he questioned a paper from the team of.....