The issue focused on allegations that NASA scientist Lisa Bardack allegedly falsified scientific studies by treating Mars scientists as scientifically illiterate and refusing to submit facts she believed had been discredited. In addition, NASA researcher Timothy Curtis reportedly lied about climate science research while earning multiple awards from NASA for academic excellence. (NASA Scientists Debunk Science Research Claim Accuses NASA Scientist Smearing Physics Scientific Claims.)

Newsweek pointed out that NASA scientist Dana Priest claimed NASA scientist Pete Wentworth falsely testified against Galileo during his confirmation hearings at NASA