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Made-up citations in biomedical papers surge 12x since 2023

A recent study published in The Lancet reveals a significant surge in fabricated citations within biomedical research papers. The rate of these invented references has escalated over twelvefold since 2023. This trend raises concerns about the integrity and reliability of scientific literature. AI

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IMPACT Raises concerns about the integrity of scientific literature, potentially impacting AI models trained on research data.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on findings from a published scientific paper. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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    According to a new paper in The Lancet, the rate of made-up citations in biomedical papers has increased by more than 12x since 2023. # AI # Biomedical # Scient

    According to a new paper in The Lancet, the rate of made-up citations in biomedical papers has increased by more than 12x since 2023. # AI # Biomedical # ScientificPapers # Medicine https://www. thelancet.com/journals/lancet/ article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00603-3/fulltext