If peer review is infallible, how did this happen?: "A former anthropologist at the Free University in Amsterdam made up data for at least 61 papers"

Dutch anthropologist Mart Bax faked 61 papers, says university | Retraction Watch

A former anthropologist at the Free University in Amsterdam made up data for at least 61 papers, and invented awards and other parts of his CV, according to a university investigation.  [Via Richard Tol]