Nature has retracted a paper after an investigation at a U.K. institution found the first author — then a doctoral student — manipulated data.

Exclusive: A World Bank report on obesity trends with at least 14 fake references in the text has been removed from the website and is being reviewed by the organization following a Retraction Watch inquiry.

@bmj.com has issued an expression of concern for a paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure. The move comes after sleuths and scientists critiqued the “complete mismatch” between the study data and the article itself.

A network of peer reviewers in Italy is targeting medical journals, threatening “both the scientific record and patient safety,” a team of researchers including @deevybee.bsky.social report.

A journal says it will retract a 2019 paper on an Alzheimer’s treatment after an institutional investigation found research misconduct, according to emails seen by Retraction Watch.

What would you do if you discovered your name in a list of experts on sex robots despite having never studied sex robots?

‘Tin Man Syndrome’ case plagiarized from April Fools hoax, sleuths say

Genomics pioneer George Church earns first retraction for anti-aging gene therapy paper @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

Once upon a time, two science journalists had an idea for a blog about retractions. And on Aug. 3, 2010, Retraction Watch launched. And now, 15 years and 6,700 posts later, that work seems more important than ever. Happy 15th anniversary, Retraction Watch.

My latest for JAMA!

"Clarivate will no longer include citations to and from retracted papers when calculating journal impact factors, the company announced today." @averyorrall.bsky.social via @retractionwatch.com retractionwatch.com/2025/05/15/c...

My latest!

Do men or women retract more? A study found the answer is … complicated

A ‘joke’: Paper with ‘completely irrelevant’ citations retracted

My latest for JAMA!

On February 28, the nonprofit Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, which owns the journal, released a statement saying it was halting the issue for increased risks due to “new actions by the U.S. federal administration.”

Five studies from “Bust Size and Hitchhiking” author retracted @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

A journal has retracted three papers after an investigation revealed one of the authors falsely claimed he was affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture.

A four-year-old paper claiming conversion therapy reduced same-sex thoughts in gay men has been retracted after criticism from other researchers prompted further review of the work.

Two papers coauthored by a dean in India retracted, with a third in question @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

At publication time, Neurosurgical Review had retracted 129 papers so far this year. The journal, a Springer Nature publication, paused acceptance of letters to the editor and commentaries last fall. @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

Anatomy of a retraction: When cleaning up the literature takes six years @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

Journal updates retraction notice to include plagiarism following Retraction Watch report @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

"The corresponding author did not reply to inquiries; however, one of the coauthors did respond and admitted that the study published above was not actually performed." @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

I’ll be writing daily stories for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social’s Smart News section this month! Read my latest to learn more about the Santa Ana winds 💨

Sage slaps more than 100 papers from one journal with expressions of concern @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025 + Meet @retractionwatch.com’s two new journalists: Managing editor @katetravis.bsky.social , and reporter @averyorrall.bsky.social: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #science #sciencewriting #climate #health

The 14 universities with publication metrics researchers say are too good to be true @averyorrall.bsky.social reports

Please join us in welcoming two new Retraction Watch staff members: Managing editor @katetravis.bsky.social, and reporter Avery Orrall.