New blog post about fraud and research misconduct in scientific research.
https://mecfsskeptic.com/how-many-scientific-papers-are-fake/
Twitter summary:
1) How many scientific papers are fake?
A new review argues that fabrication and falsification of scientific results may be more common...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/01/misinformation-fuelled-by-tsunami-of-poor-research-says-science-prize-winner
Read and enjoy the ironies.
Apparently the message of a bad paper can now be spread through the internet - something that was never so before.
Well, there was the Lancet.
More than half of Dutch scientists regularly engage in questionable research practices, such as hiding flaws in their research design or selectively citing literature, according to a new study. And one in 12 admitted to committing a more serious form of research misconduct within the past 3...
How the Lancet lost our trust Stuart Ritchie The Spectator (UK) 26/06/2021
A few of us have tried to get Ritchie interested in the PACE trial, but he has previously refused. But since it now seems to support his argument, he does cautiously mention it...
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