Unfollow the Science: 300 COVID Articles
Pulled, Many Over Lack of Ethical Standards
Posted By: Judy W., 5/30/2023 6:40:12 AM
More than 300 COVID-19-related articles have been retracted — long after they’d done their damage — due to a lack of scientific truthfulness and ethical guidelines, according to Retraction Watch, a website that monitors retractions of science-related articles. According to Gunnveig Grødeland, a senior researcher at the Institute of Immunology at the University of Oslo, many researchers took ethical shortcuts when writing their essays. (Snip) The lion’s share of these articles was released in smaller publications, but the prestigious Lancet got nailed a few times as well. FACT-O-RAMA! The Lancet used fraudulent research when stating that hydroxychloroquine caused an increased risk of heart arrhythmia and even death in patients with COVID-19.
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According to Gunnveig Grødeland, a senior researcher at the Institute of Immunology at the University of Oslo, many researchers took ethical shortcuts when writing their essays.
(Snip) The lion’s share of these articles was released in smaller publications, but the prestigious Lancet got nailed a few times as well.
FACT-O-RAMA! The Lancet used fraudulent research when stating that hydroxychloroquine caused an increased risk of heart arrhythmia and even death in patients with COVID-19.
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Confusion as Biden Blurts Out ‘God Save
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the Queen, Man’ at End of Gun Control
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Now let's see how many mainstream media outlets report on this. Do I hear zero?