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If retractions are exceedingly rare, it could imply that, once published, fraudulent papers have a tendency to persist.
by teh_infallible 3y ago
If retractions are exceedingly rare, it could imply that, once published, fraudulent papers have a tendency to persist.
- wolverine876 3y agoYes, it could imply lots of things. To focus on only that possible implication shows a bias; to focus on any possible implication without data shows a disinterest in actual science.
- bsder 3y agoIt's also a recent thing that both wide dissemination and the "reproducibility crisis" have gained momentum. It has become a LOT easier for non-experts to hunt down fraud as electronic dissemination has widened.