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‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Comradesexual@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 months ago

I'm a hobby research reader. This is sad to see. So much research is locked behind pay walls. What if the not locked away one is fake and spreading misinformation with nothing to compare it to? Sad.