Explore the journey of Shulto David, an amateur scientist who exposed errors in prestigious cancer center studies, shedding light on the pervasive issue of flawed and fake research infiltrating scientific journals.
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. To find out what’s driving this trend, Ian Sample speaks to Ivan Oransky, whose organisation Retraction Watch has been monitoring the growing numbers of retractions for more than a decade, and hears from blogger Sholto David, who recently made headlines when he spotted mistakes in research from a leading US cancer institute.. Help support our independent journalism at
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