An audit of 2.5 million biomedical research papers revealed that approximately 2,800 contained fabricated citations. This represents a significant increase, with a 14-fold rise in such instances over the past three years. The findings highlight a growing problem of fraudulent practices within scientific publishing. AI
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IMPACT Highlights potential issues with AI-generated content in scientific research and the need for robust verification methods.
RANK_REASON The cluster reports on an audit of scientific papers and findings of fake citations, which falls under research.