Kara Swisher for AllThingsD:

Yahoo’s embattled CEO Scott Thompson (pictured here) is set to step down from his job at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, in what will be dramatic end to a controversy over a fake computer science degree that he had on his bio, according to multiple sources close to the situation.

The stink over Thompson’s falsified credentials has been led by Yahoo shareholder and hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb, who’s fighting for control over Yahoo’s board of directors.

AllThingsD reports that Thompson’s successor is probably going to be Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo’s EVP of “Americas.” Levinsohn formerly was president of Fox Interactive and managing director at Fuse Capital.