Stunning discoveries at @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social ! 🦠 Vibrio cholera [sic] has a nucleus 🦠 It performs “signaling to nucleus” 🦠 And contains something called “inter membrane space” Top-quality peer-reviewed content by @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social /sarcasm www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12...

Turns out “peer-reviewed” doesn’t mean “permanently correct.” In OOTL’s newest episode, we sat down with Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, to talk about what happens when science gets it wrong, and why fixing it shouldn’t feel like a scandal. 🎙️ Link in bio. #science #academia #podcast

different title, same authors as in 👇 apparently, they haven't improved their skills

A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional.

An interesting story from the @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social archives. First, I found this super easy #ImageForensics duplication in this 2021 Vaccines paper, doi.org/10.3390/vacc... Shown with blue boxes. I posted it on PubPeer, in August 2022. pubpeer.com/publications... /

The Misunderstanding of Henrik Thorlacius forbetterscience.com/2026/03/03/t...

I was delighted to learn that Elisabeth Bik (@elisabethbik.bsky.social) finds inspiration in my work. Thank you, Elisabeth, for the nomination. I truly appreciate your support! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘No one quite like her’: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science To mark International Women’s Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I've been really pleased with the reception of my Under Review podcast. Last week's episode with @elisabethbik.bsky.social has been viewed on YouTube almost 800 times as well as a good number on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l254... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... 1/3

Satisfying but depressing at the same time. What hope is there for the communication of scientific research? Found by @sholtodavid.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...

While reviewing her Google Scholar profile to prepare a list of her publications, psychologist Maryam Farhang came across a paper she didn’t recognize. The article included her name and affiliation, but shevhadn’t written or contributed to the paper in any way.

I will be on a panel tonight at The Slop Conference, discussing "The Expertise Crisis: When Credentials Mean Nothing" - panel starts in 2 hours (Feb 26 at 9 pm PST / Feb 27 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM IST) (Apologies for the late notice!) slopconference.com

@sjmelchor.bsky.social writes for @nature.com about how to spot dubious papers, interviewing @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @abalkina.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, myself and and my fellow @cosig.net maintainers @solalpirelli.bsky.social and Yagmur Ozturk! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“We know the fraudsters are going to fraud. We’re gonna make it a little bit harder for them”. @elisabethbik.bsky.social @abalkina.bsky.social & other sleuths share tips for detecting dodgy papers. By @sjmelchor.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

After working with our community, @plosone.org has introduced stringent requirements for publishing Mendelian randomization studies. Our experiences with this study type and expectations for authors are published in this Editorial: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

New research integrity technical term coined by @elisabethbik.bsky.social: “Paper mill hairball.”, e.g., “Where every paper that overlaps with another paper will lead to more papers with overlaps.” pubpeer.com/publications... 😸

A good retraction by @frontiersin.bsky.social of Neurotrope/Synaptogenix / Thomas Jefferson U paper. The #$SNPX president/CSO called me a "sir", claimed figures were just 'illustrative examples', the senior author then dropped 200 hard-to-open, un-annotated 'lsm' files - fun times. #ImageForensics

Here is your #ImageForensics challenge of today. Nine panels, different time points and different treatments. None of the panels should overlap or look the same. But.... can you spot the unexpected overlap? This one is easy!

I've been spending a bit more time rummaging through the trash heap known as the American Journal of Cancer Research (whose editorial board includes Dr. El-Deiry). China's MOST ♥️ stuff like this 👇 pubpeer.com/publications...

Is this bad

In this episode of the Under Review podcast, I talk to @andytattersall.bsky.social about research fraud detection, papermills, and that rat. open.spotify.com/episode/0pYD...

Interested to see author's response to this duplication found by @elisabethbik.bsky.social pubpeer.com/publications...

Under Review episode 2 is out and I discuss research fraud detection, papermills and that 'rat' with @elisabethbik.bsky.social Listen and watch: Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0pYD... Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=l2548stXDAo&feature=youtu.be 1/2

I was delighted to speak at the Symposium der Ombudspersonen für Gute Wissenschaftliche Praxis in Deutschland about the challenges posed by #papermills. Commercialization of fraud threatens research integrity, undermines the reliability of data,& leads to significant losses of time & resources 1/3

Deep, well sourced, moving, and enraging story from the NYT [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

This case made it into our 1-year update blog (and 31 other ones) deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/02/gues...

Encore une "expression of concern" pour l'IHU et Didier Raoult aujourd'hui.

So many of these western blots that have been duplicated. It's both satisfying and depressing when they match well. This is one of 1000s found by @elisabethbik.bsky.social The clear matching noise in the background noise is the tell tale sign here. pubpeer.com/publications...

I am sure the authors have a good explanation! pubpeer.com/publications...

The ScienceGuardians are trying to connect everyone and everything to Epstein (see X). So ChatGPT and me made this graph. It's the new Network Theory: draw enough boxes and lines and everything becomes a Breaking News BOMBSHELL!

Read the full recap, featuring: 🎓 @snapcoalition.bsky.social 🕵️‍♀️ @elisabethbik.bsky.social 👩‍💻 @anima-anandkumar.bsky.social, @caltech.edu 🧪 and researchers from @jhucaat.bsky.social, @asuhealthsolutions.bsky.social, @tue.nl, & @asumedicine.bsky.social ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/sao-ac... #AAAS2026

Another #retraction for former National Institute on Aging division director Eliezer Masliah today. link.springer.com/article/10.1... pubpeer.com/publications... Combined work by @mumumouse2.bsky.social , @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, Matthew Schrag, @charlespiller.bsky.social and me.

At least one publisher supports PubPeer and the efforts of its volunteer contributors. Despite SciGuardians hyperbole and falsehoods, Frontiers doesn't seem inclined to make rabid claims about fraud, RICO, and extortion. Otherwise they'd sue, not say "thank you."

Can you spot the overlapping panels? Tell me which ones! The first three correct answers (either by illustration or a good description) will win that shiny Emoji Award. It will look so good on your resume! #ImageForensics

Fourth retraction for Surgery Professor at @lunduniversity.bsky.social : Let's hope he is better at surgery than at electron microscopy. pubpeer.com/publications... #ImageForensics #ScientificPublishing

This nonsense finally was retracted today: Even the title is an absolute mess in my eye, but the photoshop art (disguised as histology images) is what was the nail in the coffin. It just took 15 months to retract it, which is actually fast for Springer at this point...

Sage issued a correction to its retraction in January, stating the original notice “incorrectly cited the origin of tortured phrases to the use of a large language model.”

The good news: this was just retracted. The bad news: it was published in the first place. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Reporting on Flaws in Science in an Era of Mistrust ‘Journalists may worry that stories shining a light on scientific misconduct may stoke public mistrust in science or be weaponized to justify cuts to the research enterprise.’ @cathleenogrady.bsky.social www.theopennotebook.com/2026/02/10/r...

Time seems to stand still for those who hold the mic.

“The greatest astronomical movie of all time”. — Robert Blum Vera C. Observatory, NSF NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ An image of the sky every 40 seconds for 10 years. They capture the whole sky every 3 nights. #AAASmtg

“Don’t shoot for the stars, we already know what’s there. Shoot for the space in between because that’s where the real mystery lies.” Vera Rubin #aaasmtg

Fantastic plenary @AAASmtg by Robert Blum of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. #AAASmtg

✨ Closing Plenary: Robert Blum of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will be in conversation with astronomer Jennifer Wiseman about a powerful new telescope ✨ For the Love of Science closing reception Don’t forget to tag AAAS and use the hashtag #AAASmtg to share your experience with us!

I'll speak on panel "Science Advice and Populism" at #AAASmtg (on @senseaboutsci.bsky.social approach) that follows panel on "path to trust in science" & feel I'm going to sound very repetitive and might have to say a few times "just like @dietram.bsky.social just said in the previous panel..." 😅

"Scientists are not alone in working toward increasing trust in science, we have teachers, librarians, and many others with us." Really important to remember this! @laurahelmuth.bsky.social and others sharing thoughts on public trust in science at #AAASmtg

Panelists are Heidi Roop (U of Minnesota, scientist), Josh Anderson (U of Arizona, worked with SciLine in PhD work), and John Schwartz (journalist, now teaches at U of Texas). Panel is moderated by Tori Espensen.

In 2025, we published 2 studies, with @elisabethbik.bsky.social as one of the co-authors. All problematic studies were mentioned (including DOIs). Yes, things have changed, but the fear of lawsuits is still real. Even when everybody knows that the lawsuit has no merit, nobody wants to get sued.

Good morning from the @aaas.org Annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ. #AAASmtg Lots going on in the Expo hall. Talks by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and the Sci-Mic Stage.