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@leibnizopenscience@mastodon.social · 8 hours ago

"The analysis of articles indexed in PubMed found that about one in 277 papers published in the first seven weeks of 2026 referenced a paper that didn’t exist. That was a jump from 2025’s rate of one in 458 and 2023’s one in 2,828."

https://retractionwatch.com/2026/05/07/one-in-277-pubmed-indexed-papers-in-2026-shows-fabricated-references-says-analysis

Figure from correspondence to The Lancet by Maxim Topaz and colleagues.

Retraction Watch

One in 277 PubMed-indexed papers in 2026 shows fabricated references, says analysis

Figure from correspondence to The Lancet by Maxim Topaz and colleagues. Fabricated citations in the biomedical literature have increased 12-fold in two years, according to an audit of nearly 2.5 mi…

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@sleepytako@famichiki.jp · 6 hours ago

@leibnizopenscience AI is sooooo wonderful! Aint it!

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