Mathematical Fraud?

I was making an argument the other day that boiled down to the idea that
reasonable people who were not themselves mathematicians could assume that
the conclusions of papers published in reputable peer-reviewed mathematical
journals were correct until proven otherwise.

A rejoinder was offered to the effect that it would be folly to conclude
that papers published in reputable peer-reviewed journals can be relied
upon. After all, what about fraud in peer-reviewed journals, of which there
have been famous instances?

So let me ask you: has there ever been a "fraudulent" mathematical paper?
In your opinion could a mathematical hoax, a "cooked" proof, make it through
peer review?


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