ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, mˈaɪkəl smˈɪθ, dˈiːn ʌv hˈɑːɹvɚdz fˈækəlti ʌv ˈɑːɹts ænd sˈaɪənsᵻz, ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐ stˈeɪtmənt kənfˈɜːmɪŋ ðæt ɐn ɪntˈɜːnəl ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən hæd fˈaʊnd hˈɔːsɚ ɡˈɪlti ʌv ˈeɪt kˈaʊnts ʌv saɪəntˈɪfɪk mɪskˈɑːndʌkt.
On August 20, 2010, Michael Smith, Dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, released a statement confirming that an internal investigation had found Hauser guilty of eight counts of scientific misconduct.