Did Berbammer Ever Concede That He Used Improper Science?

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He got fired from the university a the d f g, i think, asked for him to pay back the research fund that he had used from them. He was put on probation for five years with the d f G. It was so bad that he left his country? Yes, he was like, i'm done with germany. So he he moved. Did he ever concede that he used improper science, that he fudged his results? No, he didn't. He actually stands by his data a hundred %.

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