Good Good Golf faced widespread criticism in August 2026 after the golf-content company published a short promotional video for a Callaway Golf driver that depicted Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark shoving fellow Good Good member Alexis Miestowski to the ground. Critics argued that the joke made light of violence against women.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard faced public criticism in August 2026 after recordings of telephone conversations from her time in prison resurfaced online and circulated widely on social media. In the recordings, Blanchard could be heard using racist language, including repeated use of the N-word.

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios faced an anti-doping violation in 2026 after a sample he provided during an ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca, Spain, on June 22 tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.

Harvard Medical School faced a major institutional crisis after federal prosecutors disclosed in June 2023 that Cedric Lodge, the former manager of the school's morgue, had stolen human remains from cadavers donated through Harvard's Anatomical Gift Program and participated in selling and transporting those remains across state lines.

Kelsey Rush, owner of Putnam’s vine/yard in White River Junction, Vermont, faced public criticism after posting security-camera footage showing two people engaging in sexual behavior behind a bench in the business’s patio area. Although emojis were placed over the individuals’ genitals, the posts included mocking captions about what the camera had recorded.

Professor Jason Arday, a British sociologist who in 2023 became the youngest Black person appointed to a professorship at the University of Cambridge, faced intense scrutiny in July and August 2026 over allegations of plagiarism and other irregularities in his academic work.