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CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/ -
https://www.europesays.com/africa/207615/ AI-Generated Fake Citations In South Africa’s AI Policy Serve Major Blunder #AIGovernance #AIHallucinations #AIPolicy #FakeCitations #FourthIndustrialRevolution #GovernmentGazette #KhuselaDiko #News24 #SollyMalatsi #SouthAfrica
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I don't get how someone writes a “'thoroughly researched' white paper" and hands it off when they actually did no research at all? Who are these people?
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-ai-hallucinations-like
#Librarians #Research #AI #FakeCitations #Citations #FakeAcademics [maybe FakeAdemics?] #WikipediaNowRules #Verification #FactChecking -
I don't get how someone writes a “'thoroughly researched' white paper" and hands it off when they actually did no research at all? Who are these people?
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-ai-hallucinations-like
#Librarians #Research #AI #FakeCitations #Citations #FakeAcademics [maybe FakeAdemics?] #WikipediaNowRules #Verification #FactChecking -
I don't get how someone writes a “'thoroughly researched' white paper" and hands it off when they actually did no research at all? Who are these people?
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-ai-hallucinations-like
#Librarians #Research #AI #FakeCitations #Citations #FakeAcademics [maybe FakeAdemics?] #WikipediaNowRules #Verification #FactChecking -
I don't get how someone writes a “'thoroughly researched' white paper" and hands it off when they actually did no research at all? Who are these people?
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-ai-hallucinations-like
#Librarians #Research #AI #FakeCitations #Citations #FakeAcademics [maybe FakeAdemics?] #WikipediaNowRules #Verification #FactChecking -
I don't get how someone writes a “'thoroughly researched' white paper" and hands it off when they actually did no research at all? Who are these people?
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-ai-hallucinations-like
#Librarians #Research #AI #FakeCitations #Citations #FakeAcademics [maybe FakeAdemics?] #WikipediaNowRules #Verification #FactChecking -
Lawyers' rampant use of LLMs for legal briefs is introducing fake citations or fake evidence that is "bogging down courts all over America".
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Lawyers' rampant use of LLMs for legal briefs is introducing fake citations or fake evidence that is "bogging down courts all over America".
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Lawyers' rampant use of LLMs for legal briefs is introducing fake citations or fake evidence that is "bogging down courts all over America".
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Lawyers' rampant use of LLMs for legal briefs is introducing fake citations or fake evidence that is "bogging down courts all over America".
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Lawyers' rampant use of LLMs for legal briefs is introducing fake citations or fake evidence that is "bogging down courts all over America".
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NiemanLab: AI search engines fail to produce accurate citations in over 60% of tests, according to new Tow Center study. “Last summer, I reported that ChatGPT frequently hallucinated fake URLs to news sites, even to articles from OpenAI’s own publishing partners. Research has continued to show that these citation issues are not limited to ChatGPT, but are in fact chronic across the AI […]
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NiemanLab: AI search engines fail to produce accurate citations in over 60% of tests, according to new Tow Center study. “Last summer, I reported that ChatGPT frequently hallucinated fake URLs to news sites, even to articles from OpenAI’s own publishing partners. Research has continued to show that these citation issues are not limited to ChatGPT, but are in fact chronic across the AI […]
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NiemanLab: AI search engines fail to produce accurate citations in over 60% of tests, according to new Tow Center study. “Last summer, I reported that ChatGPT frequently hallucinated fake URLs to news sites, even to articles from OpenAI’s own publishing partners. Research has continued to show that these citation issues are not limited to ChatGPT, but are in fact chronic across the AI […]
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NiemanLab: AI search engines fail to produce accurate citations in over 60% of tests, according to new Tow Center study. “Last summer, I reported that ChatGPT frequently hallucinated fake URLs to news sites, even to articles from OpenAI’s own publishing partners. Research has continued to show that these citation issues are not limited to ChatGPT, but are in fact chronic across the AI […]
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NiemanLab: AI search engines fail to produce accurate citations in over 60% of tests, according to new Tow Center study. “Last summer, I reported that ChatGPT frequently hallucinated fake URLs to news sites, even to articles from OpenAI’s own publishing partners. Research has continued to show that these citation issues are not limited to ChatGPT, but are in fact chronic across the AI […]
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More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."
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More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."
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More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."
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More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."
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More evidence catching #publishers at gaming their journal impact factor (#JIF).
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03771"Sneaked references are references registered in the metadata of publications without being listed in reference section or in the full text of the actual publications where they ought to be found. We document here 80,205 references sneaked in metadata of the International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (#IJISRT). These sneaked references are registered with Crossref and all cite -- thus benefit -- this same journal."
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[Veille] Larousse, David. « Publications scientifiques : comment booster ses citations pour s’acheter une bonne réputation ». Le Monde, 4 septembre 2024. https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/09/04/publications-scientifiques-comment-booster-ses-citations-pour-s-acheter-une-bonne-reputation_6304083_1650684.html
#fakecitations #integrity #research #evaluation #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scienceonscience
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[Veille] Larousse, David. « Publications scientifiques : comment booster ses citations pour s’acheter une bonne réputation ». Le Monde, 4 septembre 2024. https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/09/04/publications-scientifiques-comment-booster-ses-citations-pour-s-acheter-une-bonne-reputation_6304083_1650684.html
#fakecitations #integrity #research #evaluation #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scienceonscience
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[Veille] Larousse, David. « Publications scientifiques : comment booster ses citations pour s’acheter une bonne réputation ». Le Monde, 4 septembre 2024. https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/09/04/publications-scientifiques-comment-booster-ses-citations-pour-s-acheter-une-bonne-reputation_6304083_1650684.html
#fakecitations #integrity #research #evaluation #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scienceonscience
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[Veille] Larousse, David. « Publications scientifiques : comment booster ses citations pour s’acheter une bonne réputation ». Le Monde, 4 septembre 2024. https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/09/04/publications-scientifiques-comment-booster-ses-citations-pour-s-acheter-une-bonne-reputation_6304083_1650684.html
#fakecitations #integrity #research #evaluation #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scienceonscience
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[Veille] Larousse, David. « Publications scientifiques : comment booster ses citations pour s’acheter une bonne réputation ». Le Monde, 4 septembre 2024. https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/09/04/publications-scientifiques-comment-booster-ses-citations-pour-s-acheter-une-bonne-reputation_6304083_1650684.html
#fakecitations #integrity #research #evaluation #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scienceonscience