SCIENTIFIC FRAUD

Back in 2024, a Swedish team wanted to test if AI chatbots could distinguish real science from nonsense. They created "bixonimania, " a fake eye disease, and uploaded two completely fake research papers to a public database. The papers had obvious red flags—like a fictional author and references to

Scientific research is under siege from a shadowy industry of fraud. This isn't about a few bad apples; it's a well-organized network producing fake studies at an alarming rate. These "paper mills" churn out low-quality, often nonsensical research, complete with fabricated data and stolen images. T