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AI Doctors Learn Fake Diseases from Made-Up Research

April 14, 2026

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

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The Hidden World of Fake Science: A Growing Threat

August 6, 2025

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