My friend David Sabatini continues to be relentlessly targeted by gossip-driven tabloids pretending to be trusted scientific institutions. Science magazine’s latest piece is yet another one-sided hit job — downplaying or ignoring that the legal outcome was mixed, with some claims proceeding to trial and others moving to appellate review. I’ve spoken to dozens of his former lab members, all of whom describe him as a generous and dedicated mentor. I’ve also talked to many women who worked closely with him and never had concerns about anything resembling a sexualized work environment. Yet most remain silent. David was railroaded in a metoo-era mob campaign amplified by click-hungry reporters and social media trolls. All he’s ever wanted is to return to doing science — the work that defined his life. As long as Science and outlets like it continue pretending to be arbiters of truth while operating as gossip mills, reputations will keep being destroyed - and truth will remain secondary to spectacle. science.org/content/article/…