All articles tagged with #retraction
Retraction Watch’s weekend roundup highlights the CDC’s hepatitis B vaccine trial ethics concerns, The Lancet’s stance on a paper with falsified data, and broader discussions on how the scientific community corrects itself, along with a wide array of related retractions, fraud reporting, and publishing integrity stories.
A version of Silvia De Cesare’s paper was published in IJASR under a different author, who denies involvement. The journal removed the paper without a formal retraction, raising questions about transparency and identity-verification in publishing and highlighting ongoing plagiarism issues and predatory journal concerns.
A Nature Retraction Note published January 14, 2026 states that the 2023 study on antibodies against endogenous retroviruses promoting lung cancer immunotherapy has been retracted after an institutional investigation found data integrity concerns. Specific issues include manipulated A549 cell-binding data in Figure 5c, potentially manipulated ADCC results in Figures 5d–e, and unverifiable source data for B cell and antibody quantitation (Figure 3c and Extended Data Fig. 5c). The Francis Crick Institute ruled that co-first author Kevin Ng was responsible for these analyses and recommended retraction. The authors apologized and plan to publish a revised, properly validated report; they note that TRACERx and CAPTURE clinical/genetic data are not indicated to be affected.
The Indie Game Awards retracted the Game of the Year and Debut Game awards from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after it was revealed that the game used generative AI during development, contrary to the awards' policies. The awards were instead given to Sorry We're Closed and Blue Prince, respectively, with the retraction highlighting ongoing concerns about AI use in game development.
The Indie Game Awards retracted the Game of the Year and Debut Game awards from Expedition 33 after discovering that its developer used generative AI during development, violating the awards' strict no-AI policy, and awarded the Game of the Year to Blue Prince instead.
The authors of a high-profile Nature study predicting that climate change would cost $38 trillion annually by 2049 have retracted their paper after criticism of their data and methodology, revising their analysis to address the issues raised and planning to submit a corrected version for peer review.
A BMJ study claiming stem cell therapy reduces heart failure risk has been scrutinized for serious data inconsistencies, including age mismatches and suspicious data patterns, leading to calls for retraction and raising concerns about research integrity in the field.
A molecular ecology researcher, formerly at CSIRO, lost two papers and received an expression of concern for a third due to data issues related to DNA methylation-based epigenetic clocks used to estimate animal ages, leading to retractions and ongoing investigations.
A senior editor at The Times of London criticized the newspaper for falling victim to a hoax involving a fake interview with Bill de Blasio, which was generated using AI and led to a retraction and apology, highlighting issues of journalistic due diligence and the impact of AI on media credibility.
A 2019 study on Alzheimer's treatment published in Biological Psychiatry is set to be retracted after an investigation found research misconduct, including image duplication, involving multiple authors and previous retractions for related work, highlighting ongoing issues with research integrity in this field.
A researcher was mistakenly listed as an expert on sex robots in a published paper, which was later retracted due to data inaccuracies and inappropriate search methods, highlighting issues of research misconduct and the importance of accurate bibliometric analysis.
A brief review paper on microRNA published in 2018 has been cited over 2,000 times, largely due to its prominence in search results, but many citations may be from paper mill activities and retracted papers, raising concerns about research integrity in the microRNA field.
A paper coauthored by George Church on anti-aging gene therapy has been retracted due to data discrepancies and image issues identified during an internal review at Rutgers University, marking Church's first retraction after over 700 publications.
A journal retracted a 2024 article co-authored by a high school student and a NASA researcher due to errors in data calculation, prompting the journal to revise its review policies. The student, now at Caltech, participated as a volunteer driven by curiosity, and the incident highlights challenges in reviewing student work in scientific publications.
A prominent medical journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, has rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s call to retract a 2025 study that found no links between childhood vaccines containing aluminum and chronic health disorders, despite criticism from Kennedy and the HHS secretary. The journal's editor-in-chief stated there is no reason for retraction, and the study remains valid despite political and public controversy surrounding vaccine efficacy and safety.