Data Colada presents new fraud evidence in Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002) deadlines paper

asusarla · x · 2026-09-04

Data Colada published Colada[139] ("Artificial Deadlines Part 2"), presenting evidence that the 25-year-old gradesheet behind the key finding of the influential Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002) paper on deadlines and procrastination is fraudulent. Economist Florian Ederer amplified it: "You thought the first evidence of fraud was bad? Wait till you see the new evidence. Fraud everywhere." This follows the team's earlier fraud allegations against the same paper.

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